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1人の醜い男が私の家の戸をたたいた。

Sentence Analyzer

醜い たたいた

English Translation

An ugly man knocked on my door.

Furigana

(にん)(みにく)(おとこ)(わたし)(いえ)()をたたいた。

Romanji

Ichi nin no minikui otoko ga watashi no ie no to o tataita.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
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
醜い (みにくい)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
door (esp. Japanese-style); entrance (to a home); narrows
()
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.
叩く (たたく、はたく)
to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シュウ、 みにく.い、 しこ
Meanings: ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)