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Zach

こちらの方がきれいだ。

Sentence Analyzer

こちら きれい

English Translation

This one is prettier.

Furigana

こちらの(ほう)がきれいだ。

Romanji

Kochira no hō ga kirei da.

Words

此方 (こちら、こっち、こち)
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); this one (something physically close to the speaker); I; me; we; us; this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
()
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
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
綺麗 (きれい)
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative