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まず、私の活動範囲は、おもに養老川下流域です。

Sentence Analyzer

まず 活動 範囲 おもに 養老 川下 流域 です

English Translation

First off, my area of work is mainly in the lower reaches of the Yourou River.

Furigana

まず、(わたし)活動(かつどう)範囲(はんい)は、おもに養老(ようろう)川下(かわしも)流域(りゅういき)です。

Romanji

Mazu, watashi no katsudō han'i wa, omoni Yōrō kawashimo ryūiki desu.

Words

先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
活動 (かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
範囲 (はんい)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
主に (おもに)
mainly; primarily
養老 (ようろう)
making provision for the elderly; Yourou era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
川下 (かわしも)
downstream
流域 (りゅういき)
(river) basin
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Reading: ハン
Meanings: pattern, example, model
Readings: イ、 かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い
Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Readings: ヨウ、 リョウ、 やしな.う
Meanings: foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Reading: イキ
Meanings: range, region, limits, stage, level