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浅学非才の私ではありますが、何とぞ皆様のお力を賜りたく、ここにお願い申し上げる次第です。

Sentence Analyzer

浅学 非才 あります 何とぞ 皆様 お力 賜りたく ここ お願い 申し上げる 次第 です

English Translation

I may not have much to offer in the way of learning or ability, but I want to do whatever I can for us all and humbly ask for your favor.

Furigana

浅学(せんがく)非才(ひさい)(わたし)ではありますが、(なに)とぞ皆様(みなさま)のお(ちから)(たまわ)りたく、ここにお(ねが)(もう)()げる次第(しだい)です。

Romanji

Sengaku hisai no watashi de wa arimasu ga, nanitozo minasama no ochikara o tamawaritaku, koko ni onegai mōshiageru shidai desu.

Words

浅学 (せんがく)
superficial knowledge; superficiality
非才 (ひさい)
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
()
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
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
何卒 (なにとぞ、なにそつ)
please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you; by all means; without fail
皆様 (みなさま)
everyone
()
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.
賜る (たまわる)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to be honoured with; to give; to bestow; to confer; to honor; to honour
此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
お願い (おねがい)
request; wish; please
申し上げる (もうしあげる)
to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.); to do
次第 (しだい)
dependent upon; as soon as; immediately (upon); circumstances; order; precedence; program; programme; agenda
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: セン、 あさ.い
Meanings: shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: カイ、 みな、 みんな
Meanings: all, everything
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: シ、 たまわ.る、 たま.う、 たも.う
Meanings: grant, gift, boon, results
Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい
Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope
Readings: シン、 もう.す、 もう.し-、 さる
Meanings: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence