この銀食器は私の家に何世代にもわたって伝わるものだ。

Sentence Analyzer

この 銀 食器 は 私 の 家 に 何 世代 に も わたって 伝わる もの だ 。

English Translation

This silverware set has been in my family for generations.

Furigana

この銀(ぎん)食器(しょっき)は私(わたし)の家(いえ)に何(なに)世代(せだい)にもわたって伝(つた)わるものだ。

Romanji

Kono gin shokki wa watashi no ie ni nani sedai ni mo watatte tsutawaru mono da.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

銀 (ぎん、しろがね、しろかね)

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; silver general

食器 (しょっき)

tableware

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

に (に)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

世代 (せだい)

generation; the world; the age

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

伝わる (つたわる)

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

銀

Readings: ギン、 しろがね

Meaning: silver

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

器

Readings: キ、 うつわ

Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

世

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

伝

Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて

Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition