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毎年友達から便りがある。

Sentence Analyzer

毎年 友達 から 便り ある

English Translation

I hear from my friend every year.

Furigana

毎年(まいとし)友達(ともだち)から便(たよ)りがある。

Romanji

Maitoshi tomodachi kara tayori ga aru.

Words

毎年 (まいとし、まいねん)
every year; yearly; annually
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
便り (たより)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: マイ、 ごと、 -ごと.に
Meaning: every
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance