母親の青い目を受け継いでいる。

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母親 の 青い 目 を 受け継いでいる 。

English Translation

She inherited her mother's blue eyes.

Furigana

母親(ははおや)の青(あお)い目(め)を受(うつ)け継()いでいる。

Romanji

Hahaoya no aoi me o uketsuideiru.

Words

母親 (ははおや)

mother

の (の)

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

青い (あおい)

blue; green; pale; unripe; inexperienced

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

を (を)

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.

受け継ぐ (うけつぐ)

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

Kanji

母

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も

Meaning: mother

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

青

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い

Meanings: blue, green

目

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)