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Zach

背番号7番が彼の弟です。

Sentence Analyzer

背番号 です

English Translation

Uniform number No. 7 is his younger brother.

Furigana

背番号(せばんごう)(ばん)(かれ)(おとうと)です。

Romanji

Sebangō nana ban ga kare no otōto desu.

Words

背番号 (せばんごう)
number on player's back
(しち、なな、な)
seven; hepta-
(ばん)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; lookout; bout; match
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(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
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

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: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ゴウ、 さけ.ぶ、 よびな
Meanings: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders