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Zach

これは私に思考の整理の仕方を教えることになった。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 思考 整理 仕方 教える こと なった

English Translation

This was to teach me to think methodically.

Furigana

これは(わたし)思考(しこう)整理(せいり)仕方(しかた)(おし)えることになった。

Romanji

Kore wa watashi ni shikō no seiri no shikata o oshieru koto ni natta.

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
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
思考 (しこう)
thought; consideration; thinking
()
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
整理 (せいり)
sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation; liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off; retrenchment; curtailment; cutting down; disposal
仕方 (しかた)
way; method; means; resource; course
()
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.
教える (おしえる)
to teach; to inform; to instruct
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
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 ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over
Readings: セイ、 ととの.える、 ととの.う
Meanings: organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music)
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine