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Zach

彼は借金の支払いを要求した。

Sentence Analyzer

借金 支払い 要求した

English Translation

He demanded payment of the debt.

Furigana

(かれ)借金(しゃっきん)支払(しはら)いを要求(ようきゅう)した。

Romanji

Kare wa shakkin no shiharai o yōkyūshita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
借金 (しゃっきん)
debt; loan; liabilities
()
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
支払い (しはらい)
payment
()
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.
要求 (ようきゅう)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シャク、 か.りる
Meanings: borrow, rent
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand