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外国人が日本語を学ぶのは難しい。

Sentence Analyzer

外国人 日本語 学ぶ 難しい

English Translation

It is difficult for a foreigner to study Japanese.

Furigana

外国人(がいこくじん)日本語(にほんご)(まな)ぶのは(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Gaikokujin ga nihongo o manabu no wa muzukashii.

Words

外国人 (がいこくじん)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)
Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language
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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.
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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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
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect