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「修飾語」は、その名前のとおり、文を飾る役目をします。

Sentence Analyzer

修飾語 その 名前 とおり 飾る 役目 します

English Translation

A "modifier" has, just as it sounds, the role of embellishing sentences.

Furigana

修飾語(しゅうしょくご)」は、その名前(なまえ)のとおり、(ぶん)(かざ)役目(やくめ)をします。

Romanji

" shūshokugo" wa, sono namae no tōri, bun o kazaru yakume o shimasu.

Words

修飾語 (しゅうしょくご)
modifier
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
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
通り (とおり)
avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
(ぶん)
sentence; composition; text; writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
()
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.
飾る (かざる)
to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
役目 (やくめ)
duty; business; role
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Readings: ショク、 かざ.る、 かざ.り
Meanings: decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor