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Zach

私は息子が留学することに反対だ。

Sentence Analyzer

息子 留学する こと 反対

English Translation

I object to my son studying abroad.

Furigana

(わたし)息子(むすこ)留学(りゅうがく)することに反対(はんたい)だ。

Romanji

Watashi wa musuko ga ryūgakusuru koto ni hantai da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
息子 (むすこ、そく)
son; penis
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
留学 (りゅうがく)
studying abroad (usu. at university level)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
反対 (はんたい)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる
Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare