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半角カタカナをインターネット上の色んな所で使えば、いつか顰蹙をかいまくる事になるよ。

Sentence Analyzer

半角 カタカナ インターネット上 色んな 使えば いつか 顰蹙 かいまくる なる

English Translation

If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.

Furigana

半角(はんかく)カタカナをインターネット(じょう)(いろ)んな(ところ)使(つか)えば、いつか顰蹙(ひんしゅく)をかいまくる(こと)になるよ。

Romanji

Hankaku katakana o inta-nettojō no ironna tokoro de tsukaeba, itsuka hinshuku o kaimakuru koto ni naru yo.

Words

半角 (はんかく)
half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad
片仮名 (かたかな、カタカナ)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
()
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.
()
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
色んな (いろんな)
various
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
何時か (いつか)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time
顰蹙 (ひんしゅく)
frowning on; being shocked at
掻く (かく)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings: カク、 かど、 つの
Meanings: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: ヒン、 ひそ.める、 しか.める
Meanings: scowl, raise eyebrows
Readings: シュク、 セキ、 せ.まる
Meanings: a tight place, scowl, approaching
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly