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Zach

これらの柱が舞台をささえている。

Sentence Analyzer

これら 舞台 ささえている

English Translation

These pillars support the stage.

Furigana

これらの(はしら)舞台(ぶたい)をささえている。

Romanji

Korera no hashira ga butai o sasaeteiru.

Words

これ等 (これら)
these
()
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
(はしら)
pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
舞台 (ぶたい)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
()
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.
支える (ささえる)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 はしら
Meanings: pillar, post, cylinder, support
Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles