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Zach

階段を踏みはずして足首を捻挫したようです。

Sentence Analyzer

階段 踏みはずして 足首 捻挫した よう です

English Translation

I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.

Furigana

階段(かいだん)()みはずして足首(あしくび)捻挫(ねんざ)したようです。

Romanji

Kaidan o fumihazushite ashikubi o nenzashita yō desu.

Words

階段 (かいだん)
stairs; stairway; staircase
()
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.
足首 (あしくび)
ankle
捻挫 (ねんざ)
sprain
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる
Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings: ネン、 ジョウ、 ね.じる、 ねじ.る、 ひね.くる、 ひね.る
Meanings: twirl, twist, play with
Readings: ザ、 サ、 くじ.く、 くじ.ける
Meanings: crush, break, sprain, discourage