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食べ物に触れる前に手を洗いなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

食べ物 触れる 洗い なさい

English Translation

Wash your hands before you handle the food.

Furigana

()(もの)()れる(まえ)()(あら)いなさい。

Romanji

Tabemono ni fureru mae ni te o arai nasai.

Words

食べ物 (たべもの)
food
()
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
触れる (ふれる)
to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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.)
()
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.
洗う (あらう)
to wash; to investigate
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe