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Zach

その鳥は鷹の半分の大きさしかない。

Sentence Analyzer

その 半分 大きさ しか ない

English Translation

The bird was half the size of a hawk.

Furigana

その(とり)(たか)半分(はんぶん)(おお)きさしかない。

Romanji

Sono tori wa taka no hanbun no ōkisa shika nai.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たか、タカ)
falcon (Falconidae spp.); hawk
()
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
半分 (はんぶん)
half
大きい (おおきい)
big; large; great; loud
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ヨウ、 オウ、 たか
Meaning: hawk
Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big