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義理の姉は五年間で四人の子供を生んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

義理 年間 子供 生んだ

English Translation

My sister-in-law had four children in five years.

Furigana

義理(ぎり)(あね)()年間(ねんかん)(よん)(にん)子供(こども)()んだ。

Romanji

Giri no ane wa go nenkan de yon nin no kodomo o unda.

Words

義理 (ぎり)
duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation; in-law; relation by marriage
()
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
(あね)
older sister; elder sister
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ご、いつ、い)
five
年間 (ねんかん)
year (period of)
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(し、よん、よ)
four
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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.
産む (うむ)
to give birth; to deliver; to produce

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: シ、 あね、 はは
Meaning: elder sister
Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ
Meaning: five
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
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