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Zach

この柱では屋根を支えきれない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 屋根 支えきれない

English Translation

These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.

Furigana

この(はしら)では屋根(やね)(ささ)えきれない。

Romanji

Kono hashira de wa yane o sasaekirenai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(はしら)
pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
屋根 (やね)
roof
()
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.
支える (ささえる)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 はしら
Meanings: pillar, post, cylinder, support
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)