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喧嘩のそば杖を食った。

Sentence Analyzer

喧嘩 そば 食った

English Translation

I got involved in other people's quarrel.

Furigana

喧嘩(けんか)のそば(つえ)()った。

Romanji

Kenka no soba tsue o kutta.

Words

喧嘩 (けんか)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
()
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
蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
(つえ)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
()
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.
食う (くう)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; to consume time and-or resources; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 やかま.しい、 かまびす.しい
Meanings: noisy, boisterous
Readings: カ、 ケ、 かまびす.しい
Meaning: noisy
Readings: ジョウ、 つえ
Meanings: staff, cane
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food