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Zach

この犬は見知らぬ人に吠えるよう慣らされている。

Sentence Analyzer

この 見知らぬ 吠える よう 慣らされている

English Translation

This dog is conditioned to bark at strangers.

Furigana

この(いぬ)見知(みし)らぬ(ひと)()えるよう()らされている。

Romanji

Kono inu wa mishiranu hito ni hoeru yō narasareteiru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
見知らぬ (みしらぬ)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
吠える (ほえる)
to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
慣らす (ならす)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (e.g. an animal)

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ハイ、 ベイ、 ほえ.る、 ほ.える
Meanings: bark, howl, cry
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced