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コーヒーを一杯飲むと頭が冴える。

Sentence Analyzer

コーヒー 一杯 飲む 冴える

English Translation

I feel more alert after drinking a cup of coffee.

Furigana

コーヒーを一杯(いっぱい)()むと(あたま)()える。

Romanji

Ko-hi- o ippai nomu to atama ga saeru.

Words

珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)
coffee
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
一杯 (いっぱい)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity; a lot; much; all of ...; the entire ...
飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(あたま、かしら)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
冴える (さえる)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; to be satisfying; to become frigid; to become intensely cold

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ハイ、 さかずき
Meanings: counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: ゴ、 コ、 さ.える、 こお.る、 ひ.える
Meanings: be clear, serene, cold, skilful