私の方が背が高い。

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私 の 方 が 背 が 高い 。

English Translation

I am taller.

Furigana

私(わたし)の方(ほう)が背(せ)が高(たか)い。

Romanji

Watashi no hō ga se ga takai.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive