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Zach

彼らにはそれを練習する機会が少ししかなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら それ 練習する 機会 少し しか なかった

English Translation

They have little chance to practice it.

Furigana

(かれ)らにはそれを練習(れんしゅう)する機会(きかい)(すこ)ししかなかった。

Romanji

Karera ni wa sore o renshūsuru kikai ga sukoshi shika nakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
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.
練習 (れんしゅう)
practice; practising
機会 (きかい)
chance; opportunity
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: レン、 ね.る、 ね.り
Meanings: practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little