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洋子の叔母さんは体が弱すぎて働けない。

Sentence Analyzer

洋子 叔母さん 弱すぎて 働けない

English Translation

Aunt Yoko is too weak to work.

Furigana

洋子(ようこ)叔母(おば)さんは(からだ)(よわ)すぎて(はたら)けない。

Romanji

Yōko no obasan wa karada ga yowasugite hatarakenai.

Words

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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
伯母さん (おばさん)
aunt
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
弱い (よわい)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

Kanji

Reading: ヨウ
Meanings: ocean, western style
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)