子供はたばこを吸うのを禁じられている。

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子供 は たばこ を 吸う の を 禁じられている 。

English Translation

Children are prohibited from smoking.

Furigana

子供(こども)はたばこを吸(す)うのを禁(きん)じられている。

Romanji

Kodomo wa tabako o suu no o kinjirareteiru.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

煙草 (たばこ、えんそう、けぶりぐさ、けむりぐさ、タバコ)

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

吸う (すう)

to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to slurp; to absorb; to soak up; to kiss

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

禁じる (きんじる)

to prohibit

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

吸

Readings: キュウ、 す.う

Meanings: suck, imbibe, inhale, sip

禁

Reading: キン

Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid