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Zach

色気より食い気からはそろそろ卒業してもいいお年頃だと思うけどね。

Sentence Analyzer

色気 より 食い気 から そろそろ 卒業して いい 年頃 思う けど

English Translation

I think it's about time you stopped putting your belly before your looks.

Furigana

色気(いろけ)より()()からはそろそろ卒業(そつぎょう)してもいいお年頃(としごろ)だと(おも)うけどね。

Romanji

Iroke yori kuike kara wa sorosoro sotsugyōshite mo ii o toshigoro da to omou kedo ne.

Words

色気 (いろけ)
colouring; coloring; shade of colour; shade of color; sex appeal (esp. women); interest in the opposite sex; sensuality; seductiveness; glamor; glamour; sexual passion; romance; poetry; charm; desire; interest; inclination; ambition
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
食い気 (くいけ)
appetite
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)
slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
卒業 (そつぎょう)
graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
いい (いい)
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
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
年頃 (としごろ)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of independence; age of adulthood; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...); for some years
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ソツ、 シュツ、 そっ.する、 お.える、 お.わる、 ついに、 にわか
Meanings: graduate, soldier, private, die
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think