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Zach

ギターを弾いている少年は健です。

Sentence Analyzer

ギター 弾いている 少年 です

English Translation

The boy playing the guitar is Ken.

Furigana

ギターを()いている少年(しょうねん)(けん)です。

Romanji

Gita- o hiiteiru shōnen wa ken desu.

Words

ギター (ギター)
guitar
()
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.
弾く (はじく)
to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence