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佐藤さんは社長の新しい秘書です。

Sentence Analyzer

佐藤 さん 社長 新しい 秘書 です

English Translation

Miss Sato is a new secretary of the president.

Furigana

佐藤(さとう)さんは社長(しゃちょう)(あたら)しい秘書(ひしょ)です。

Romanji

Satō san wa shachō no atarashii hisho desu.

Words

さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
社長 (しゃちょう)
company president; manager; director
()
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
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
秘書 (ひしょ)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: assistant, help
Readings: トウ、 ドウ、 ふじ
Meaning: wisteria
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ヒ、 ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
Meanings: secret, conceal
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write