梁が屋根をささえている。

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梁 が 屋根 を ささえている 。

English Translation

Beams bear the weight of the roof.

Furigana

梁(やな)が屋根(やね)をささえている。

Romanji

Yana ga yane o sasaeteiru.

Words

梁 (はり)

beam; joist

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

屋根 (やね)

roof

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.

支える (ささえる)

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

Kanji

梁

Readings: リョウ、 はり、 うつばり、 うちばり、 やな、 はし

Meanings: weir, fish trap, beam, girder

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

根

Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね

Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)