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帰国子女があの組の中に溶け込むのは難しいよ。

Sentence Analyzer

帰国 子女 あの 中に 溶け込む 難しい

English Translation

It's difficult for returnees to blend in with that class.

Furigana

帰国(きこく)子女(しじょ)があの(くみ)(なか)()()むのは(むずか)しいよ。

Romanji

Kikoku shijo ga ano kumi no nakani tokekomu no wa muzukashii yo.

Words

帰国 (きこく)
return to one's country
子女 (しじょ)
sons and daughters; male and female children; children; girl
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(くみ)
set (of items); group (of people); class (of students); company (esp. construction); family (i.e. mafia); team; typesetting; composition
()
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
溶け込む (とけこむ)
to melt into; to merge into; to fit in; to adapt; to blend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
()
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: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ
Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ヨウ、 と.ける、 と.かす、 と.く
Meanings: melt, dissolve, thaw
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect