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Zach

この箱は椅子として使えそうだ。

Sentence Analyzer

この 椅子 として 使えそう

English Translation

This box will serve as a chair.

Furigana

この(はこ)椅子(いす)として使(つか)えそうだ。

Romanji

Kono hako wa isu toshite tsukaesō da.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
椅子 (いす)
chair; stool; post; office; position
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Reading: 
Meaning: chair
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause