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彼はその生徒の字の書き方のあらを探すがはやい。

Sentence Analyzer

その 生徒 書き方 あら 探す はやい

English Translation

He is quick to find fault with the student's penmanship.

Furigana

(かれ)はその生徒(せいと)()()(かた)のあらを(さが)すがはやい。

Romanji

Kare wa sono seito no ji no kakikata no ara o sagasu ga hayai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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...
生徒 (せいと)
pupil
()
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
()
character (i.e. kanji); hand-writing; penmanship; the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love")
書き方 (かきかた)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
? (あら、アラ)
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
()
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.
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ
Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for