僕の父は、いわば生き字引だ。

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僕の父は、いわば生き字引だ。

English Translation

My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)の父(ちち)は、いわば生(いきじび)き字引()だ。

Romanji

Boku no chichi wa, iwaba ikijibiki da.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

生き字引き (いきじびき)

walking dictionary or encyclopedia

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative