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チャーチルは偉大な政治家であるばかりではなく、偉大な文筆家でもあった。

Sentence Analyzer

チャーチル 偉大な 政治家 ある ばかり なく 偉大な 文筆家 あった

English Translation

In addition to being a great statesman, Churchill was a great writer.

Furigana

チャーチルは偉大(いだい)政治家(せいじか)であるばかりではなく、偉大(いだい)文筆家(ぶんぴつか)でもあった。

Romanji

Cha-Chiru wa idaina seijika de aru bakari de wa naku, idaina bunpitsuka de mo atta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
偉大 (いだい)
greatness
政治家 (せいじか)
politician; statesman
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
文筆家 (ぶんぴつか)
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
(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.
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
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

Readings: イ、 えら.い
Meanings: admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting