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夜遅くピアノを弾かないように彼に頼んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

遅く ピアノ 弾かない ように 頼んだ

English Translation

I asked him not to play the piano late at night.

Furigana

(よる)(おそ)くピアノを()かないように(かれ)(たの)んだ。

Romanji

Yoru osoku piano o hikanai yōni kare ni tanonda.

Words

(よる、よ)
evening; night
遅い (おそい)
slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid
ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
()
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.
弾く (はじく)
to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
頼む (たのむ)
to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

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: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request