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Zach

彼の筆跡は大変まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。

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筆跡 大変 まずい なに なんだか わからない

English Translation

His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.

Furigana

(かれ)筆跡(ひっせき)大変(たいへん)まずい。なにがなんだかわからない。

Romanji

Kare no hisseki wa taihen mazui. nani ga nandaka wakaranai.

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
筆跡 (ひっせき、ふであと)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
拙い (つたない、まずい)
poor-quality; shoddy; crude; unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy; unlucky
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
何だか (なんだか)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Readings: セキ、 あと
Meanings: tracks, mark, print, impression
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange