トムはお母さんより背が高い。

とむはお母さんより背が高い。

Tom is taller than his mother.

トムはお母(かあ)さんより背(せ)が高(たか)い。

Tomu wa okāsan yori se ga takai.

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

Readings: ボ、はは、も

Meaning: mother

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