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Zach

あのはしごには登るな。安全ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

あの はしご 登る 安全 ない

English Translation

Don't climb that ladder - it's not secure.

Furigana

あのはしごには(のぼ)るな。安全(あんぜん)ではない。

Romanji

Ano hashigo ni wa noboru na. anzen de wa nai.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
梯子 (はしご、ていし、ハシゴ)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
上る (のぼる)
to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
安全 (あんぜん)
safety; security
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ト、 ドウ、 ショウ、 チョウ、 のぼ.る、 あ.がる
Meanings: ascend, climb up
Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか
Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill