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手短に言えば、その企画は失敗だった。

Sentence Analyzer

手短 言えば その 企画 失敗 だった

English Translation

The project, in short, was a failure.

Furigana

手短(てみじか)()えば、その企画(きかく)失敗(しっぱい)だった。

Romanji

Temijika ni ieba, sono kikaku wa shippai datta.

Words

手短 (てみじか)
short; brief
()
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
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
企画 (きかく)
planning; project; plan; design
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: キ、 くわだ.てる、 たくら.む
Meanings: undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal