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「めがねなくても大丈夫なの?」「あ、これ伊達めがねだから、頭よくなるかなと思って」

Sentence Analyzer

めがね なくて 大丈夫な これ 伊達 めがね から よく なる 思って

English Translation

"You're OK without your glasses?" "Ah, these are fake you see, I thought it might make me brainier..."

Furigana

「めがねなくても大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)なの?」「あ、これ伊達(だて)めがねだから、(あたま)よくなるかなと(おも)って」

Romanji

" megane nakute mo daijōbuna no?"" a, kore Date megane da kara, atama yoku naru ka na to omotte"

Words

眼鏡 (めがね、がんきょう、メガネ)
spectacles; glasses; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ、だいじょぶ)
safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure; certainly; surely; undoubtedly; great man; fine figure of a man
()
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
あっ (あっ、あ、アッ)
Ah! (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.); Oh!; Hey! (to get someone's attention)
此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
伊達 (だて)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style; affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
(あたま、かしら)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジョウ、 たけ、 だけ
Meanings: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
Readings: フ、 フウ、 ブ、 おっと、 それ
Meanings: husband, man
Readings: イ、 かれ
Meanings: Italy, that one
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think