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大きなかしわの木が風の力を弱めている。

Sentence Analyzer

大きな かしわ 弱めている

English Translation

The big oak tree breaks the force of the wind.

Furigana

(おお)きなかしわの()(かぜ)(ちから)(よわ)めている。

Romanji

Ōkina kashiwa no ki ga kaze no chikara o yowameteiru.

Words

大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
黄鶏 (かしわ)
chicken meat; white meat; yellow-winged-chicken
()
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
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かぜ)
wind; breeze; draught; draft; manner; behaviour; behavior; cold; influenza
(ちから)
force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty; efficacy; effect; effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency; support; help; aid; assistance; stress; emphasis; means; resources
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
弱める (よわめる)
to weaken

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail