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最前列で絵を描いている女の子は私の姪です。

Sentence Analyzer

前列 描いている 女の子 です

English Translation

The girl drawing a picture in the first row is my niece.

Furigana

(さい)前列(ぜんれつ)()(えが)いている(おんな)()(わたし)(めい)です。

Romanji

Sai zenretsu de e o egaiteiru onnanoko wa watashi no mei desu.

Words

(さい)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
前列 (ぜんれつ)
front row
(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.
()
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
()
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.
描く (えがく、かく)
to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
女の子 (おんなのこ、おんなのコ、おんにゃのこ)
girl
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(めい)
niece
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Readings: ビョウ、 えが.く、 か.く
Meanings: sketch, compose, write, draw, paint
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テツ、 チツ、 ジチ、 イツ、 イチ、 めい、 おい
Meaning: niece