私たちのクラスの男の子で一番背が高いジョンは「ミスターハイ」というニックネームがついている。
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English Translation
John, the tallest boy in our class, is nicknamed "Mr High."
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi no kurasu no otokonoko de ichiban se ga takai Jon wa" misuta- hai" toiu nikkune-mu ga tsuiteiru.
Words
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
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
クラス
(クラス)
class
男の子
(おとこのこ、おとこのコ)
boy; male child; baby boy
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
一番
(いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
背
(せい)
height; stature
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
高い
(たかい)
high; tall; expensive
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ミスター
(ミスター)
mister; Mr
ハイ
(ハイ)
high
と言う
(という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
ニックネーム
(ニックネーム)
nickname
点く
(つく)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
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: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive