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Zach

このシャツは洗う必要がある。

Sentence Analyzer

この しゃつ 洗う 必要 ある

English Translation

This shirt wants washing.

Furigana

このシャツは(あら)必要(ひつよう)がある。

Romanji

Kono shatsu wa arau hitsuyō ga aru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
シャツ (シャツ)
shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
洗う (あらう)
to wash; to investigate
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to