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Zach

これはスミレの一種です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ スミレ です

English Translation

This is a variety of violet.

Furigana

これはスミレの(いち)(しゅ)です。

Romanji

Kore wa sumire no ichi shu 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
(すみれ、スミレ)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
()
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
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(しゅ)
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed