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トムは水夫の役を演じた。

Sentence Analyzer

とむ 水夫 演じた

English Translation

Tom acted the part of a sailor.

Furigana

トムは水夫(すいふ)(やく)(えん)じた。

Romanji

Tomu wa suifu no yaku o enjita.

Words

富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
水夫 (すいふ、かこ、すいしゅ)
sailor; seaman
()
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
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
演じる (えんじる)
to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: フ、 フウ、 ブ、 おっと、 それ
Meanings: husband, man
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Reading: エン
Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage