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初めのうちラジオ体操にはうんざりしたが、今ではまんざらいやでもない。

Sentence Analyzer

初め うち ラジオ 体操 うんざり した まんざら いや でもない

English Translation

At the beginning, I was bored with radio gymnastics, but now I do not dislike it.

Furigana

(はじ)めのうちラジオ体操(たいそう)にはうんざりしたが、(いま)ではまんざらいやでもない。

Romanji

Hajime no uchi rajio taisō ni wa unzari shita ga, ima de wa manzara iya demonai.

Words

始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
ラジオ (ラジオ)
radio
体操 (たいそう)
gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
うんざり (うんざり)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
(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.
満更 (まんざら)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
(いや、や)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ソウ、 サン、 みさお、 あやつ.る
Meanings: maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now