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Zach

私は「おしぼり」という濡れたタオルを差し出す習慣が好きです。

Sentence Analyzer

しぼり という 濡れた たおる 差し出す 習慣 好き です

English Translation

I like the Japanese custom of offering guests moist towels, called oshibori.

Furigana

(わたし)は「おしぼり」という()れたタオルを()()習慣(しゅうかん)()きです。

Romanji

Watashi wa" o shibori" toiu nureta taoru o sashidasu shūkan ga suki desu.

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
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
絞る (しぼる)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort; to exploit; to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; to drill into; to train; to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down; to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring); to stop down (lens); to turn down (e.g. radio); to bend (bow); to draw; to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
濡れる (ぬれる)
to get wet
タオル (タオル)
(hand) towel
()
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.
差し出す (さしだす)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
習慣 (しゅうかん)
habit; custom; cultural practice
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジュ、 ニュ、 ぬれ.る、 ぬら.す、 ぬ.れる、 ぬ.らす、 うるお.い、 うるお.う、 うるお.す
Meanings: get wet, damp, make love
Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し
Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something