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Zach

私たちは難しい選択に直面している。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 難しい 選択 直面している

English Translation

We are faced with a difficult choice.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(むずか)しい選択(せんたく)直面(ちょくめん)している。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa muzukashii sentaku ni chokumenshiteiru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
選択 (せんたく)
selection; choice; option
()
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
直面 (ちょくめん)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: タク、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: choose, select, elect, prefer
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface