うちのバスケット部は背の高い男子を募集している。
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English Translation
Our basketball team is recruiting tall boys.
Furigana
うちのバスケット部 は背 の高 い男子 を募集 している。
Romanji
Uchi no basukettobu wa se no takai danshi o boshūshiteiru.
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
バスケット部
(バスケットぶ)
basketball club
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
背
(せい)
height; stature
高い
(たかい)
high; tall; expensive
男子
(だんし)
youth; young man
を
(を)
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.
募集
(ぼしゅう)
recruiting; selection; taking applications; raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations); flotation (shares, loans, etc.)
Kanji
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ボ、 つの.る
Meanings: recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent
Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う
Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock