私の知る限りでは、彼はこの学校で最も背が低い学生だ。

Sentence Analyzer

私 の 知る 限り で は 、 彼 は この 学校 で 最も 背 が 低い 学生 だ 。

English Translation

As far as I know, he is the shortest student in this school.

Furigana

私(わたし)の知(し)る限(かぎ)りでは、彼(かれ)はこの学校(がっこう)で最(もっと)も背(せ)が低(ひく)い学生(がくせい)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no shiru kagiri de wa, kare wa kono gakkō de mottomo se ga hikui gakusei da.

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

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

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.

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

学校 (がっこう)

school

最も (もっとも、もとも)

most; extremely

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

低い (ひくい)

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

校

Readings: コウ、 キョウ

Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction

最

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま

Meanings: utmost, most, extreme

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

低

Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる

Meanings: lower, short, humble

生

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth