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殺し屋というのはテレビ映画では人気のある題材だ。

Sentence Analyzer

殺し屋 という テレビ 映画 人気 ある 題材

English Translation

Hit men are a popular subject for TV movies.

Furigana

(ころ)()というのはテレビ映画(えいが)では人気(にんき)のある題材(だいざい)だ。

Romanji

Koroshiya toiu no wa terebi eiga de wa ninki no aru daizai da.

Words

殺し屋 (ころしや)
professional killer; hit man
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
映画 (えいが)
movie; film
(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.
人気 (にんき)
popularity; popular feeling; business conditions
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
題材 (だいざい)
subject; theme
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: エイ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 は.える、 -ば.え
Meanings: reflect, reflection, projection
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent