その説明書の意味がさっぱり分かりません。

Sentence Analyzer

その 説明書 の 意味 が さっぱり 分かりません 。

English Translation

I can't make head or tail of those directions.

Furigana

その説明書(せつめいしょ)の意味(いみ)がさっぱり分(わ)かりません。

Romanji

Sono setsumeisho no imi ga sappari wakarimasen.

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...

説明書 (せつめいしょ)

(printed) instructions

の (の)

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

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

が (が)

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

さっぱり (さっぱり)

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; trimmed; plain; simple; completely; entirely; not in the least (in sentence with negative verb); not at all; completely ignorant; not doing at all

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

説

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste

分

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