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Zach

祖母は庭で草を刈っている。

Sentence Analyzer

祖母 刈っている

English Translation

Grandmother mows the grass in the garden.

Furigana

祖母(そぼ)(にわ)(くさ)()っている。

Romanji

Sobo wa niwa de kusa o katteiru.

Words

祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)
grandmother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(にわ)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(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.
(くさ)
grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard
()
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.
刈る (かる)
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 か.る
Meanings: reap, cut, clip, trim, prune