うちの息子は去年身長が５インチ伸びた。

Sentence Analyzer

うち の 息子 は 去年 身長 が ５ いんち 伸びた 。

English Translation

My son grew 5 inches last year.

Furigana

うちの息子(むすこ)は去年(きょねん)身長(しんちょう)が５インチ伸(の)びた。

Romanji

Uchi no musuko wa kyonen shinchō ga go inchi nobita.

Words

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

の (の)

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

去年 (きょねん、こぞ)

last year

身長 (しんちょう)

height (of body); stature

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

吋 (インチ、いんち)

inch

伸びる (のびる)

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged

Kanji

息

Readings: ソク、 いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

去

Readings: キョ、 コ、 さ.る、 -さ.る

Meanings: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

伸

Readings: シン、 の.びる、 の.ばす、 の.べる、 の.す

Meanings: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase