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私の兄弟のひとりは先生で、ほかの兄弟はみな弁護士です。

Sentence Analyzer

兄弟 ひとり 先生 ほか 兄弟 みな 弁護士 です

English Translation

One of my brothers is a teacher and the others are lawyers.

Furigana

(わたし)兄弟(きょうだい)のひとりは先生(せんせい)で、ほかの兄弟(きょうだい)はみな弁護士(べんごし)です。

Romanji

Watashi no kyōdai no hitori wa sensei de, hoka no kyōdai wa mina bengoshi desu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
兄弟 (きょうだい、けいてい)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; mate; friend
一人 (ひとり、いちにん)
one person; alone; unmarried; solitary
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
(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.
(ほか)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...
(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
弁護士 (べんごし)
lawyer; attorney
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
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
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)