２．大根は拍子木に切る。

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２．大根は拍子木に切る。

English Translation

2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.

Furigana

２．大根(だいこん)は拍子木(ひょうしぎ)に切(き)る。

Romanji

Ni daikon wa hyōshigi ni kiru.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

大根 (だいこん、だいこ)

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

は (は)

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

拍子木 (ひょうしぎ)

wooden clappers

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

切る (きる)

to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete