いすの代わりにこの木箱を使ってください。

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English Translation

Please use this wooden box in place of a chair.

Furigana

いすの代(か)わりにこの木箱(きばこ)を使(つか)ってください。

Romanji

Isu no kawari ni kono kibako o tsukatte kudasai.

Words

椅子 (いす)

chair; stool; post; office; position

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

代わり (かわり)

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; compensation; exchange; return; second helping; another cup; seconds; upcoming program; upcoming programme

に (に)

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

木箱 (きばこ)

wooden box

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

下さる (くださる)

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

代

Readings: ダイ、タイ、か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

木

Readings: ボク、モク、き、こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

箱

Readings: ソウ、はこ

Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car

使

Readings: シ、つか.う、つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い

Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause