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米はそれら主要商品の一つだ。

Sentence Analyzer

それら 主要 商品 一つ

English Translation

Rice is one of those staple commodities.

Furigana

(べい)はそれら主要(しゅよう)商品(しょうひん)(ひと)つだ。

Romanji

Bei wa sorera shuyō shōhin no hitotsu da.

Words

(こめ、よね、めめ、コメ)
(husked grains of) rice; 88 years old
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其れ等 (それら)
those (near the second person)
主要 (しゅよう)
chief; main; principal; major
商品 (しょうひん)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
()
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
一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル、 こめ、 よね
Meanings: rice, USA, metre
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな
Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)