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石鹸は汚れを落とす特性がある。

Sentence Analyzer

石鹸 汚れ 落とす 特性 ある

English Translation

Soap has the property of removing dirt.

Furigana

石鹸(せっけん)(よご)れを()とす特性(とくせい)がある。

Romanji

Sekken wa yogore o otosu tokusei ga aru.

Words

石鹸 (せっけん)
soap
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
汚れ (よごれ)
dirt; filth
()
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.
落とす (おとす)
to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; to make someone swoon (judo); to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
特性 (とくせい)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: ケン、 カン、 セン、 あ.く
Meaning: saltiness
Readings: オ、 けが.す、 けが.れる、 けが.らわしい、 よご.す、 よご.れる、 きたな.い
Meanings: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Reading: トク
Meaning: special
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature