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Zach

個人的な質問はしないほうがいいよ。

Sentence Analyzer

個人的 質問 しない ほう いい

English Translation

You shouldn't ask personal questions.

Furigana

個人的(こじんてき)質問(しつもん)はしないほうがいいよ。

Romanji

Kojinteki na shitsumon wa shinai hō ga ii yo.

Words

個人的 (こじんてき)
personal; individual; private
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
質問 (しつもん)
question; inquiry; enquiry
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: コ、 カ
Meanings: individual, counter for articles
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem