妹の方が私よりも上手にピアノを弾けます。
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English Translation
My sister can play the piano better than I can.
Furigana
Romanji
Imōto no hō ga watashi yori mo jōzu ni piano o hikemasu.
Words
妹
(いもうと)
younger sister
の
(の)
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
方
(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")
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
も
(も)
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
上手
(じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
に
(に)
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
ピアノ
(ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
を
(を)
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.
弾ける
(はじける)
to burst open; to split open; to pop; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
Kanji
Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap