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今年の夏はこの30年で一番の暑さだ。

Sentence Analyzer

今年 この 一番 暑さ

English Translation

This is the hottest summer that we have had in thirty years.

Furigana

今年(ことし)(なつ)はこの30(ねん)一番(いちばん)(あつ)さだ。

Romanji

Kotoshi no natsu wa kono san zero nen de ichiban no atsusa da.

Words

今年 (ことし、こんねん)
this year
()
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
(なつ)
summer
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(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.
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
暑い (あつい)
hot (weather, etc.); warm
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ
Meaning: summer
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ショ、 あつ.い
Meanings: sultry, hot, summer heat