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ナイフとフォークの使い方には決まりがある。

Sentence Analyzer

ないふ フォーク 使い方 決まり ある

English Translation

There is a rule concerning the use of knives and forks.

Furigana

ナイフとフォークの使(つか)(かた)には()まりがある。

Romanji

Naifu to fuxo-ku no tsukaikata ni wa kimari ga aru.

Words

ナイフ (ナイフ)
knife
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
フォーク (フォーク、ホーク)
fork; folk; folk song; hawk
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
使い方 (つかいかた)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
決まり (きまり)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement; habit; custom; habitual way; countenance in front of another person; face; love relationship between a customer and a prostitute
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint