サーカスのアシカは曲芸を見せた。

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サーカス の アシカ は 曲芸 を 見せた 。

English Translation

The circus sea lion did a trick.

Furigana

サーカスのアシカは曲芸(きょくげい)を見(み)せた。

Romanji

Sa-kasu no ashika wa kyokugei o miseta.

Words

サーカス (サーカス)

circus

の (の)

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

海驢 (あしか、みち、アシカ)

eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

曲芸 (きょくげい)

acrobatics

を (を)

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.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display

Kanji

曲

Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま

Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

芸

Readings: ゲイ、 ウン、 う.える、 のり、 わざ

Meanings: technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible