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Zach

僕は仕事より家庭の方が大事だ。

Sentence Analyzer

仕事 より 家庭 大事

English Translation

My family comes before my career.

Furigana

(ぼく)仕事(しごと)より家庭(かてい)(ほう)大事(だいじ)だ。

Romanji

Boku wa shigoto yori katei no hō ga daiji da.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
家庭 (かてい)
home; family; household
()
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
(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")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大事 (だいじ、おおごと)
important; valuable; serious matter
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big