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彼はしろうとの庭師だが、彼の育てる花は美しい。

Sentence Analyzer

しろうと 庭師 育てる 美しい

English Translation

He is an amateur gardener, but his flowers are beautiful.

Furigana

(かれ)はしろうとの庭師(にわし)だが、(かれ)(そだ)てる(はな)(うつく)しい。

Romanji

Kare wa shirōto no niwashi da ga, kare no sodateru hana wa utsukushii.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
素人 (しろうと、しろと、しらびと)
amateur; layman; ordinary person; novice; respectable woman (not a prostitute, hostess, geisha, etc.); unlicensed prostitute
()
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
庭師 (にわし)
gardener
()
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
育てる (そだてる)
to raise; to rear; to bring up; to train; to teach; to educate; to promote the growth of...; to nurture; to foster; to develop
(はな)
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful