彼は天井に手が届くほど背が高い。

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彼 は 天井 に 手 が 届く ほど 背 が 高い 。

English Translation

He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は天井(てんじょう)に手(て)が届(とど)くほど背(せ)が高(たか)い。

Romanji

Kare wa tenjō ni te ga todoku hodo se ga takai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

天井 (てんじょう)

ceiling; ceiling price

に (に)

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

届く (とどく)

to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at; to be attentive; to pay attention; to be delivered; to carry (e.g. sound)

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

天

Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-

Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial

井

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い

Meanings: well, well crib, town, community

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

届

Readings: カイ、 とど.ける、 -とど.け、 とど.く

Meanings: deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive