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彼は見かけは健康そうだが実は体が弱いらしい。

Sentence Analyzer

見かけ 健康そう 実は 弱い らしい

English Translation

Though apparently healthy, he really has a delicate constitution.

Furigana

(かれ)()かけは健康(けんこう)そうだが(じつ)(からだ)(よわ)いらしい。

Romanji

Kare wa mikake wa kenkōsō da ga jitsuha karada ga yowai rashii.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
見かけ (みかけ)
outward appearance
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
実は (じつは)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body
弱い (よわい)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Reading: コウ
Meanings: ease, peace
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail