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Zach

オリンピックは4年ごとに開かれる。

Sentence Analyzer

オリンピック 年ごと 開かれる

English Translation

The Olympic Games are held every four years.

Furigana

オリンピックは4(ねん)ごとに(ひら)かれる。

Romanji

Orinpikku wa yon nengoto ni hirakareru.

Words

オリンピック (オリンピック)
Olympics
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(し、よん、よ)
four
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
開く (ひらく)
to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal