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万一の時に頼れる貯金を持っていることは役に立つものです。

Sentence Analyzer

万一 時に 頼れる 貯金 持っている こと 役に立つ もの です

English Translation

It is always useful to have savings to fall back on.

Furigana

万一(まんいち)(とき)(たよ)れる貯金(ちょきん)()っていることは(やく)()つものです。

Romanji

Man'ichi no tokini tayoreru chokin o motteiru koto wa yakunitatsu mono desu.

Words

万一 (まんいち、ばんいち、まんいつ、ばんいつ)
emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility
()
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
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
貯金 (ちょきん)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
役に立つ (やくにたつ)
to be helpful; to be useful
(もの、もん)
person
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: マン、 バン、 よろず
Meanings: ten thousand, 10,000
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request
Readings: チョ、 た.める、 たくわ.える
Meanings: savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect