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スターの野球選手はよくサインを求められる。

Sentence Analyzer

スター 野球 選手 よく さいん 求められる

English Translation

Star baseball players are often asked for autographs.

Furigana

スターの野球(やきゅう)選手(せんしゅ)はよくサインを(もと)められる。

Romanji

Suta- no yakyū senshu wa yoku sain o motomerareru.

Words

スター (スター)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; idol; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
()
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
野球 (やきゅう)
baseball
選手 (せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
サイン (サイン)
autograph; signature; sign; sine
()
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.
求める (もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand