彼らは方位磁石のようなものをもっているのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 方位 磁石 ような もの もっている です

English Translation

Do they have something like a compass?

Furigana

(かれ)らは方位(ほうい)磁石(じしゃく)のようなものをもっているのですか。

Romanji

Karera wa hōi jishaku no yōna mono o motteiru no desu ka.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
方位 (ほうい)
direction
磁石 (じしゃく、じせき)
magnet; compass
()
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
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
(もの、もん)
person
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: イ、 くらい、 ぐらい
Meanings: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
Reading: 
Meanings: magnet, porcelain
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone