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Zach

妹の咲子です。俺と年子で、今受験生です。

Sentence Analyzer

咲子 です 年子 受験生 です

English Translation

This is my little sister Sakiko. She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.

Furigana

(いもうと)咲子(さきこ)です。(おれ)年子(としご)で、(こん)受験生(じゅけんせい)です。

Romanji

Imōto no Sakiko desu. ore to toshigo de, kon jukensei desu.

Words

(いもうと)
younger sister
()
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
です (です)
be; is
(おれ、おらあ、おり)
I; me
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
年子 (としご)
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
(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.
(こん)
the current ...; this; today's ...
受験生 (じゅけんせい)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker

Kanji

Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: ショウ、 さ.く、 -ざき
Meanings: blossom, bloom
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: エン、 おれ、 われ
Meanings: I, myself
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth