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たばこをお吸いの方は後部座席にお坐り下さい。

Sentence Analyzer

たばこ 吸い 後部 座席 坐り 下さい

English Translation

Smokers are asked to occupy the rear seats.

Furigana

たばこをお()いの(ほう)後部(こうぶ)座席(ざせき)にお(すわ)(くだ)さい。

Romanji

Tabako o o sui no hō wa kōbu zaseki ni o suwari kudasai.

Words

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
()
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.
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
吸う (すう)
to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss
()
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
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
後部 (こうぶ)
rear; stern
座席 (ざせき)
seat
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 す.う
Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
Readings: ザ、 サ、 すわ.る、 おわす、 そぞろに、 まします
Meaning: sit
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior