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Zach

この包丁・・・有名な刀匠が作ったものなんです。

Sentence Analyzer

この 包丁 有名な 刀匠 作った もの です

English Translation

This carving knife ... it's one made by a famous swordsmith.

Furigana

この包丁(ほうちょう)・・・有名(ゆうめい)刀匠(とうしょう)(つく)ったものなんです。

Romanji

Kono hōchō yūmeina tōshō ga tsukutta mono na n desu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
包丁 (ほうちょう)
kitchen knife; carving knife; cooking; food
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
有名 (ゆうめい)
famous; fame
刀匠 (とうしょう)
swordsmith
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 つつ.む、 くる.む
Meanings: wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 チン、 トウ、 チ、 ひのと
Meanings: street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: トウ、 かたな、 そり
Meanings: sword, saber, knife
Readings: ショウ、 たくみ
Meanings: artisan, workman, carpenter
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build