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Zach

私は仕事より家庭のほうが大事だ。

Sentence Analyzer

仕事 より 家庭 ほう 大事

English Translation

I put my family before my career.

Furigana

(わたし)仕事(しごと)より家庭(かてい)のほうが大事(だいじ)だ。

Romanji

Watashi wa shigoto yori katei no hō ga daiji 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
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
家庭 (かてい)
home; family; household
()
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
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大事 (だいじ、おおごと)
important; valuable; serious matter
()
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: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big