私の兄〔弟〕は病気に違いない。
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English Translation
My brother must be sick.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi no ani otōto wa byōki ni chigainai.
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
兄
(あに)
elder brother; older brother
弟
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
病気
(びょうき)
illness; disease; sickness
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
違い
(ちがい)
difference; discrepancy
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: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ