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Zach

どちらかといえば木造住宅に住みたい。

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どちら いえば 木造 住宅 住みたい

English Translation

I'd rather live in a wooden house.

Furigana

どちらかといえば木造(もくぞう)住宅(じゅうたく)()みたい。

Romanji

Dochira ka to ieba mokuzō jūtaku ni sumitai.

Words

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
木造 (もくぞう)
wooden; made of wood
住宅 (じゅうたく)
residence; housing; residential building
()
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
住む (すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Reading: タク
Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband