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世間一般のホテルなみにいえば良い昼食会だった。

Sentence Analyzer

世間 一般 ホテルなみ いえば 良い 昼食会 だった

English Translation

It was a good luncheon, as hotels go.

Furigana

世間(せけん)一般(いっぱん)のホテルなみにいえば()昼食会(ちゅうしょくかい)だった。

Romanji

Seken ippan no hoterunami ni ieba yoi chūshokukai datta.

Words

世間 (せけん)
world; society
一般 (いっぱん)
general; universal; ordinary; average; common
()
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
()
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
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
昼食会 (ちゅうしょくかい)
luncheon meeting
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: ハン
Meanings: carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: チュウ、 ひる
Meanings: daytime, noon
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join