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Zach

夜遅く人を訪問するのは無作法だ。

Sentence Analyzer

遅く 訪問する 無作法

English Translation

It is bad manners to visit late at night.

Furigana

(よる)(おそ)(ひと)訪問(ほうもん)するのは無作法(ぶさほう)だ。

Romanji

Yoru osoku hito o hōmonsuru no wa busahō da.

Words

(よる、よ)
evening; night
遅い (おそい)
slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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.
訪問 (ほうもん)
call; visit
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
無作法 (ぶさほう)
ill-mannered; rude
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system