小説を理解する事は難しい。
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English Translation
This novel is difficult to understand.
Furigana
Romanji
Shōsetsu o rikaisuru koto wa muzukashii.
Words
小説
(しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
を
(を)
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.
理解
(りかい)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
事
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
難しい
(むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
Kanji
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る
Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect