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彼の妹は料理が上手らしい。

Sentence Analyzer

料理 上手 らしい

English Translation

It seems that his sister is a good cook.

Furigana

(かれ)(いもうと)料理(りょうり)上手(じょうず)らしい。

Romanji

Kare no imōto wa ryōri ga jōzu rashii.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
(いもうと)
younger sister
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
料理 (りょうり)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand