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Zach

碁を打つことが一番の気晴らしだ。

Sentence Analyzer

打つ こと 一番 気晴らし

English Translation

Playing go is my favorite pastime.

Furigana

()()つことが一番(いちばん)気晴(きば)らしだ。

Romanji

Go o utsu koto ga ichiban no kibarashi da.

Words

()
go (board game of capturing territory)
()
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.
打つ (うつ)
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
()
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
気晴らし (きばらし)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: 
Meaning: Go
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
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: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: セイ、 は.れる、 は.れ、 は.れ-、 -ば.れ、 は.らす
Meaning: clear up