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さっきの手は大失敗だった。

Sentence Analyzer

さっき 失敗 だった

English Translation

That move was a big mistake.

Furigana

さっきの()(だい)失敗(しっぱい)だった。

Romanji

Sakki no te wa dai shippai datta.

Words

数奇 (すうき、さっき)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; unfortunate (e.g. life); checkered; varied
()
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
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おお)
big; large
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal