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Zach

彼はその戯曲にすばらしい序文を書いた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 戯曲 すばらしい 序文 書いた

English Translation

He wrote a fine preface to the play.

Furigana

(かれ)はその戯曲(ぎきょく)にすばらしい序文(じょぶん)()いた。

Romanji

Kare wa sono gikyoku ni subarashii jobun o kaita.

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...
戯曲 (ぎきょく)
play; drama
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
素晴らしい (すばらしい、すんばらしい)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
序文 (じょぶん)
preface; foreword; introduction
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ギ、 ゲ、 たわむ.れる、 ざ.れる、 じゃ.れる
Meanings: frolic, play, sport
Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Readings: ジョ、 つい.で、 ついで
Meanings: preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write