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Zach

私の一番上の兄は独身です。

Sentence Analyzer

一番上 独身 です

English Translation

My oldest brother is single.

Furigana

(わたし)一番上(いちばんじょう)(あに)独身(どくしん)です。

Romanji

Watashi no ichibanjō no ani wa dokushin 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
一番上 (いちばんうえ)
topmost
(あに)
elder brother; older brother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
独身 (どくしん)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life