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この手紙には外国切手がはってある。

Sentence Analyzer

この 手紙 外国 切手 はってある

English Translation

This letter bears a foreign stamp.

Furigana

この手紙(てがみ)には外国(がいこく)切手(きって)がはってある。

Romanji

Kono tegami ni wa gaikoku kitte ga hattearu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
手紙 (てがみ)
letter
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
切手 (きって)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
はる (はる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp