私は水泳よりスキーの方がはるかに好きだ。

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水泳 より スキー はるか 好き

English Translation

I like skiing much better than swimming.

Furigana

(わたし)水泳(すいえい)よりスキーの(ほう)がはるかに()きだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa suiei yori suki- no hō ga haruka ni suki 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
水泳 (すいえい)
swimming
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
スキー (スキー)
skiing; ski; skis
()
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
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
遥か (はるか)
far; far away; distant; remote; far off
()
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
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
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: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ
Meaning: swim
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something