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若者の間では古着を着るのが流行している。

Sentence Analyzer

若者 古着 着る 流行している

English Translation

Wearing second-hand clothes is now popular among young people.

Furigana

若者(わかもの)()では古着(ふるぎ)()るのが流行(りゅうこう)している。

Romanji

Wakamono no ma de wa furugi o kiru no ga ryūkōshiteiru.

Words

若者 (わかもの)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
()
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
()
space; room; time; pause
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
古着 (ふるぎ)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
()
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.
着る (きる)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
流行 (はやり、りゅうこう)
fashion; fad; vogue; craze; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

Kanji

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank