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Zach

彼は料理がまずいと文句を言った。

Sentence Analyzer

料理 まずい 文句 言った

English Translation

He complained of the dish tasting bad.

Furigana

(かれ)料理(りょうり)がまずいと文句(もんく)()った。

Romanji

Kare wa ryōri ga mazui to monku o itta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
料理 (りょうり)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
拙い (つたない、まずい)
poor-quality; shoddy; crude; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy; unlucky
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
文句 (もんく)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Reading: 
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word