この本の価値は半減した。
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English Translation
The price of this book has been reduced by half.
Furigana
この本 の価値 は半減 した。
Romanji
Kono hon no kachi wa hangenshita.
Words
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
本
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
の
(の)
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
価値
(かち)
value; worth; merit
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
半減
(はんげん)
reduction by half; halve
Kanji
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price
Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい
Meanings: price, cost, value
Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry