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Zach

このおもちゃの自動車は電池で動く。

Sentence Analyzer

この おもちゃ 自動車 電池 動く

English Translation

This toy car runs on batteries.

Furigana

このおもちゃの自動車(じどうしゃ)電池(でんち)(うご)く。

Romanji

Kono omocha no jidōsha wa denchi de ugoku.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
玩具 (おもちゃ、がんぐ、オモチャ)
toy; plaything
()
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
自動車 (じどうしゃ)
automobile
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電池 (でんち)
battery
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
動く (うごく)
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to be touched; to be influenced; to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver; certain; factual; to be transferred

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: チ、 いけ
Meanings: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir