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Zach

これは基本です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ は 基本 です 。

English Translation

These are the ABCs.

Furigana

これは基本(きほん)です。

Romanji

Kore wa kihon 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
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
基本 (きほん)
foundation; basis; standard
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

基
Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
本
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things