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Zach

このお金はもしものときの備えです。

Sentence Analyzer

この お金 もしも とき 備え です

English Translation

This money is for a rainy day.

Furigana

このお(かね)はもしものときの(そな)えです。

Romanji

Kono okane wa moshimo no toki no sonae desu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
お金 (おかね)
money
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
若しも (もしも)
if
()
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
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
備え (そなえ)
preparation; provision; guarding
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: equip, provision, preparation