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Zach

兄は手仕事がうまかった。

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手仕事 うまかった

English Translation

My brother was expert in handwork.

Furigana

(あに)手仕事(てしごと)がうまかった。

Romanji

Ani wa teshigoto ga umakatta.

Words

(あに)
elder brother; older brother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
手仕事 (てしごと)
handwork; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
上手い (うまい)
skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly