生徒はあまり手を挙げない。

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生徒 は あまり 手 を 挙げない 。

English Translation

Students don't raise their hands much.

Furigana

生徒(せいと)はあまり手(て)を挙(あ)げない。

Romanji

Seito wa amari te o agenai.

Words

生徒 (せいと)

pupil

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

を (を)

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.

上げる (あげる)

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry; to show someone (into a room); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to send someone (away); to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); to earn (something desirable); to praise; to give (an example, etc.); to cite; to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); to arrest; to nominate; to give; to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to bear (a child); to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (of the tide) to come in; to vomit; to do for (the sake of someone else); to complete ...; to humbly do ...

Kanji

生

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

徒

Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ

Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

挙

Readings: キョ、 あ.げる、 あ.がる、 こぞ.る

Meanings: raise, plan, project, behavior, actions