自転車の掃除は退屈だ。
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English Translation
It's a dull job to clean a bike.
Furigana
Romanji
Jitensha no sōji wa taikutsu da.
Words
自転車
(じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)
bicycle
の
(の)
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
掃除
(そうじ)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
退屈
(たいくつ)
tedium; boredom
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く
Meanings: sweep, brush
Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け
Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit