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Zach

息子の失敗は私が責任を負います。

Sentence Analyzer

息子 失敗 責任 負います

English Translation

I am to blame for my son's failure.

Furigana

息子(むすこ)失敗(しっぱい)(わたし)責任(せきにん)()います。

Romanji

Musuko no shippai wa watashi ga sekinin o oimasu.

Words

息子 (むすこ、そく)
son; penis
()
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
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
責任 (せきにん)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
()
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.
負う (おう)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to be injured; to owe

Kanji

Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セキ、 せ.める
Meanings: blame, condemn, censure
Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す
Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility