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訪問者は通常日本式の家に入る前に、靴を脱ぐようにと求められます。

Sentence Analyzer

訪問者 通常 日本式 入る 脱ぐ ように 求められます

English Translation

Visitors are usually asked to remove their shoes before they enter a Japanese house.

Furigana

訪問者(ほうもんしゃ)通常(つうじょう)日本式(にっぽんしき)(いえ)(はい)(まえ)に、(くつ)()ぐようにと(もと)められます。

Romanji

Hōmonsha wa tsūjō Nipponshiki no ie ni hairu mae ni, kutsu o nugu yōni to motomeraremasu.

Words

訪問者 (ほうもんしゃ)
visitor
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
通常 (つうじょう)
common; general; normal; usual
日本式 (にほんしき)
Japanese style
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
入る (いる)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
(くつ)
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
()
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.
脱ぐ (ぬぐ)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
求める (もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: カ、 くつ
Meaning: shoes
Readings: ダツ、 ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる
Meanings: undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand