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彼女は自分の経費を減らそうとしている。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 自分 経費 減らそう している

English Translation

She tried to lessen her expenses.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)自分(じぶん)経費(けいひ)()らそうとしている。

Romanji

Kanojo wa jibun no keihi o herasou to shiteiru.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
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
経費 (けいひ)
expenses; cost; outlay
()
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.
減らす (へらす)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
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: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry