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世界で一番長い川は何ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

世界 一番 長い です

English Translation

What is the longest river in the world?

Furigana

世界(せかい)一番(いちばん)(なが)(かわ)(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Sekai de ichiban nagai kawa wa nani desu ka.

Words

世界 (せかい)
the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Reading: カイ
Meanings: world, boundary
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what