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Zach

ぎょうざの具のあまりは?餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。

Sentence Analyzer

ぎょ ざの具 あまり 餃子 作りました 少なかった せい 少し 余ってしまいました

English Translation

Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.

Furigana

ぎょうざの()のあまりは?餃子(ぎょうざ)(いえ)(つく)りましたが、(かわ)(すく)なかったせいか、()(すこ)(あま)ってしまいました。

Romanji

Gyo u zanogu no amari wa? gyōza o ie de tsukurimashita ga, kawa ga sukunakatta sei ka, gu ga sukoshi amatteshimaimashita.

Words

(ぎょ)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
(お、う、せ)
yes; all right; OK; okay
()
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
余り (あまり、あんまり)
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
餃子 (ギョーザ、ギョウザ、チャオズ)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
()
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.
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
(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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かわ)
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; wrapping; mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
所為 (せい、せえ)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
tool; means; ingredients; counter for armor (armour), suits, sets of furniture
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
余る (あまる)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

Kanji

Readings: グ、 そな.える、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Readings: ギョウ、 キョウ、 コウ
Meaning: gyoza
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder