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Zach

これは主婦の手間を省く便利な器具です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 主婦 手間 省く 便利な 器具 です

English Translation

This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.

Furigana

これは主婦(しゅふ)手間(てま)(はぶ)便利(べんり)器具(きぐ)です。

Romanji

Kore wa shufu no tema o habuku benrina kigu desu.

Words

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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
主婦 (しゅふ)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
()
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
手間 (てま)
time; labour; labor
()
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.
省く (はぶく)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
便利 (べんり)
convenient; handy; useful
器具 (きぐ)
utensil; apparatus; implement; device; gadget
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: フ、 よめ
Meanings: lady, woman, wife, bride
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 かえり.みる、 はぶ.く
Meanings: focus, government ministry, conserve
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: キ、 うつわ
Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Readings: グ、 そな.える、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture