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少女は音楽的な才能に欠けていた。

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少女 音楽的 才能 欠けていた

English Translation

The girl lacked musical ability.

Furigana

少女(しょうじょ)音楽的(おんがくてき)才能(さいのう)()けていた。

Romanji

Shōjo wa ongakuteki na sainō ni kaketeita.

Words

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
音楽的 (おんがくてき)
musical
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
才能 (さいのう)
talent; ability
()
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
欠ける (かける)
to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; to be lacking; to be missing; to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)