私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。

Sentence Analyzer

私 は ないふ で 鉛筆 を 削った 。

English Translation

I sharpened a pencil with a knife.

Furigana

私(わたし)はナイフで鉛筆(えんぴつ)を削(けず)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa naifu de enpitsu o kezutta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

ナイフ (ナイフ)

knife

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

鉛筆 (えんぴつ)

pencil

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.

削る (けずる)

to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down; to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

鉛

Readings: エン、 なまり

Meaning: lead

筆

Readings: ヒツ、 ふで

Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

削

Readings: サク、 けず.る、 はつ.る、 そ.ぐ

Meanings: plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave