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叔父は去年遺書を作った。

Sentence Analyzer

叔父 去年 遺書 作った

English Translation

My uncle made a will last year.

Furigana

叔父(おじ)去年(きょねん)遺書(いしょ)(つく)った。

Romanji

Oji wa kyonen isho o tsukutta.

Words

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
去年 (きょねん、こぞ)
last year
遺書 (いしょ)
note left by dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; will; testament; posthumous work
()
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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: キョ、 コ、 さ.る、 -さ.る
Meanings: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: イ、 ユイ、 のこ.す
Meanings: bequeath, leave behind, reserve
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build