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日本で暮らすのは高くつく。

Sentence Analyzer

日本 暮らす 高く つく

English Translation

It is expensive to live in Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)()らすのは(たか)くつく。

Romanji

Nippon de kurasu no wa takaku tsuku.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
暮らす (くらす)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive