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Zach

兄は生活費をまだ親に頼っている。

Sentence Analyzer

生活費 まだ 頼っている

English Translation

My brother still depends on our parents for his living expenses.

Furigana

(あに)生活費(せいかつひ)をまだ(おや)(たよ)っている。

Romanji

Ani wa seikatsuhi o mada oya ni tayotteiru.

Words

(あに)
elder brother; older brother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生活費 (せいかつひ)
living expenses
()
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.
未だ (まだ、いまだ)
as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
(おや)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
頼る (たよる)
to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request