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ALSは、体を動かすのに必要な神経と筋肉を徐々に破壊してしまう。

Sentence Analyzer

ALS 動かす 必要な 神経 筋肉 徐々に 破壊してしまう

English Translation

ALS slowly destroys the nerves and muscles needed for moving your body.

Furigana

ALSは、(からだ)(うご)かすのに必要(ひつよう)神経(しんけい)筋肉(きんにく)徐々(じょじょ)破壊(はかい)してしまう。

Romanji

Wa, karada o ugokasu no ni hitsuyōna shinkei to kinniku o jojoni hakaishiteshimau.

Words

ALS (エーエルエス)
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body
()
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.
動かす (うごかす)
to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)
()
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
()
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
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
神経 (しんけい)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
筋肉 (きんにく)
muscle; sinew
破壊 (はかい)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: ジョ、 おもむ.ろに
Meanings: gradually, slowly, deliberately, gently
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy