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Zach

基本的に俺は短詩が好きだ。短詩の中では、この詩がトップだった。

Sentence Analyzer

基本的 短詩 好き 短詩 この トップ だった

English Translation

Basically I like short poems. Among them this poem was my favourite.

Furigana

基本的(きほんてき)(おれ)短詩(たんし)()きだ。短詩(たんし)(なか)では、この()がトップだった。

Romanji

Kihonteki ni ore wa tanshi ga suki da. tanshi no naka de wa, kono shi ga toppu datta.

Words

基本的 (きほんてき)
fundamental; standard; basic
()
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
(おれ、おらあ、おり)
I; me
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
短詩 (たんし)
verselet
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
()
poem; verse of poetry
トップ (トップ)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

Kanji

Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: エン、 おれ、 われ
Meanings: I, myself
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: シ、 うた
Meanings: poem, poetry
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center