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この土地に超高層ビルを建てることは法律が禁じている。

Sentence Analyzer

この 土地 高層 びる 建てる こと 法律 禁じている

English Translation

The law forbids the building of any skyscraper on this land.

Furigana

この土地(とち)(ちょう)高層(こうそう)ビルを()てることは法律(ほうりつ)(きん)じている。

Romanji

Kono tochi ni chō kōsō biru o tateru koto wa hōritsu ga kinjiteiru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
()
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
(ちょう、チョー)
super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really; over (after a number or counter); more than
高層 (こうそう)
multistory; multistoried; high-rise; high; tall
ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
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.
建てる (たてる)
to build; to construct
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
法律 (ほうりつ)
law
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
禁じる (きんじる)
to prohibit

Kanji

Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: チョウ、 こ.える、 こ.す
Meanings: transcend, super-, ultra-
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Reading: ソウ
Meanings: stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: リツ、 リチ、 レツ
Meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid