私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。

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ないふ 鉛筆 削った

English Translation

I sharpened a pencil with a knife.

Furigana

(わたし)はナイフで鉛筆(えんぴつ)(けず)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa naifu de enpitsu o kezutta.

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
ナイフ (ナイフ)
knife
(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
()
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

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: エン、 なまり
Meaning: lead
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Readings: サク、 けず.る、 はつ.る、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave