彼はお父さんと同じぐらいの背丈だ。
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English Translation
He is as tall as his father.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa otōsan to onaji gurai no setake da.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
お父さん
(おとうさん、おとっさん)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ
(おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
くらい
(くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
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
背丈
(せたけ)
stature; height
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: ジョウ、 たけ、 だけ
Meanings: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely