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Zach

そのラジオはマッチ箱の大きさしかない。

Sentence Analyzer

その ラジオ まっち箱 大きさ しか ない

English Translation

That radio is no bigger than a matchbox.

Furigana

そのラジオはマッチ(ばこ)(おお)きさしかない。

Romanji

Sono rajio wa matchibako 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...
ラジオ (ラジオ)
radio
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
マッチ箱 (マッチばこ)
matchbox
()
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
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: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big