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彼女の新しい小説は前作とは対照的にとても面白い。

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彼女 新しい 小説 前作 対照的 とても 面白い

English Translation

Her new novel is really interesting as opposed to her last one.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)(あたら)しい小説(しょうせつ)前作(ぜんさく)とは対照的(たいしょうてき)にとても面白(おもしろ)い。

Romanji

Kanojo no atarashii shōsetsu wa zensaku to wa taishōteki ni totemo omoshiroi.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
小説 (しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
前作 (ぜんさく、まえさく)
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
対照的 (たいしょうてき)
contrastive
()
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
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
面白い (おもしろい)
interesting; amusing

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: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる
Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white