冷蔵庫は食品の腐敗を防ぐ。

Sentence Analyzer

冷蔵庫 は 食品 の 腐敗 を 防ぐ 。

English Translation

The refrigerator preserves food from decay.

Furigana

冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)は食品(しょくひん)の腐敗(ふはい)を防(ふせ)ぐ。

Romanji

Reizōko wa shokuhin no fuhai o fusegu.

Words

冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)

refrigerator

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

食品 (しょくひん)

food; food products; foodstuffs

の (の)

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

腐敗 (ふはい)

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage; corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity

を (を)

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.

防ぐ (ふせぐ)

to defend (against); to protect; to prevent

Kanji

冷

Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます

Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill

蔵

Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 くら、 おさ.める、 かく.れる

Meanings: storehouse, hide, own, have, possess

庫

Readings: コ、 ク、 くら

Meanings: warehouse, storehouse

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

品

Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな

Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses

腐

Readings: フ、 くさ.る、 -くさ.る、 くさ.れる、 くさ.れ、 くさ.らす、 くさ.す

Meanings: rot, decay, sour

敗

Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる

Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal

防

Readings: ボウ、 ふせ.ぐ

Meanings: ward off, defend, protect, resist