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スープを飲むときに音を立てるのは行儀が悪い。

Sentence Analyzer

スープ 飲む ときに 立てる 行儀 悪い

English Translation

It's bad manners to make a noise when you eat soup.

Furigana

スープを()むときに(おと)()てるのは行儀(ぎょうぎ)(わる)い。

Romanji

Su-pu o nomu tokini oto o tateru no wa gyōgi ga warui.

Words

スープ (スープ)
(Western) soup
()
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.
飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
立てる (たてる)
to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen; to make clear; to shut; to close; to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; to do ... vigorously
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
行儀 (ぎょうぎ)
manners; behavior; behaviour
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

Kanji

Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Reading: 
Meanings: ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong