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ルーは、バターと小麦粉を炒めながら作ります。

Sentence Analyzer

ルー ばたー 小麦粉 炒め ながら 作ります

English Translation

Roux is made while cooking flour and butter together.

Furigana

ルーは、バターと小麦粉(こむぎこ)(いた)めながら(つく)ります。

Romanji

Ru- wa, bata- to komugiko o itame nagara tsukurimasu.

Words

ルー (ルー、ルウ)
roux (mixture of butter and flour used to make sauces); sauce made from such a mixture; (Japanese) curry powder; curry sauce made from this powder
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
バター (バター)
butter
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
小麦粉 (こむぎこ)
wheat flour
()
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.
炒める (いためる)
to cook; to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: バク、 むぎ
Meanings: barley, wheat
Readings: フン、 デシメートル、 こ、 こな
Meanings: flour, powder, dust
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 い.る、 いた.める
Meanings: broil, parch, roast, fry
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build