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Zach

あれはさる年に因んだ猿の絵です。

Sentence Analyzer

あれ さる 因んだ です

English Translation

That's a picture of a monkey associated with the Year of the Monkey.

Furigana

あれはさる(とし)(ちな)んだ(さる)()です。

Romanji

Are wa saru toshi ni chinanda saru no e desu.

Words

(われ、わ、あれ、あ、わぬ、わろ)
I; me; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(さる、サル)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; bathhouse prostitute
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
因む (ちなむ)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
()
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
()
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
Readings: エン、 さる
Meaning: monkey
Readings: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch