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バスケットボールでは背が高い選手は有利だ。

Sentence Analyzer

バスケットボール 高い 選手 有利

English Translation

In basketball, tall players have an advantage.

Furigana

バスケットボールでは()(たか)選手(せんしゅ)有利(ゆうり)だ。

Romanji

Basukettobo-ru de wa se ga takai senshu wa yūri da.

Words

バスケットボール (バスケットボール)
basketball
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(せい)
height; stature
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
選手 (せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
有利 (ゆうり)
advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit