君の作文は綴り字以外はよく書けていた。

Sentence Analyzer

君 の 作文 は 綴り 字 以外 は よく 書けていた 。

English Translation

Your composition was good except for the spelling.

Furigana

君(きみ)の作文(さくぶん)は綴(つづ)り字(じ)以外(いがい)はよく書(か)けていた。

Romanji

Kimi no sakubun wa tsuzuri ji igai wa yoku kaketeita.

Words

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

の (の)

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

作文 (さくぶん)

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

綴り (つづり)

spelling; orthography; patching; binding

字 (じ)

character (i.e. kanji); hand-writing; penmanship; the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love")

以外 (いがい)

with the exception of; excepting

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

Kanji

君

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ

Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

作

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

綴

Readings: テイ、 テツ、 テチ、 ゲツ、 と.じる、 つづ.る、 つづり、 すみ.やか

Meanings: compose, spell, write, bind (books)

字

Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な

Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

外

Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-

Meaning: outside

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write