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銀行と言うのはお天気の日に傘を貸したがるが、雨の日には、人を見捨てようとするところだ。

Sentence Analyzer

銀行 言う 天気 日に 貸したがる 日に 見捨てよう する ところ

English Translation

Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.

Furigana

銀行(ぎんこう)()うのはお天気(てんき)()(かさ)()したがるが、(あめ)()には、(ひと)見捨(みす)てようとするところだ。

Romanji

Ginkō to iu no wa o tenki no hini kasa o kashitagaru ga, ame no hini wa, hito o misuteyou to suru tokoro da.

Words

銀行 (ぎんこう)
bank
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
天気 (てんき)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
(かさ)
umbrella; parasol
()
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.
貸す (かす)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(あめ)
rain
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
見捨てる (みすてる)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
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
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ギン、 しろがね
Meaning: silver
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: サン、 かさ
Meaning: umbrella
Readings: タイ、 か.す、 か.し-、 かし-
Meaning: lend
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice