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一番上手に書く少年が賞をもらいます。

Sentence Analyzer

一番 上手 書く 少年 もらいます

English Translation

The boy who writes best wins the prize.

Furigana

一番(いちばん)上手(じょうず)()少年(しょうねん)(しょう)をもらいます。

Romanji

Ichiban jōzu ni kaku shōnen ga shō o moraimasu.

Words

一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
上手 (じょうず、じょうて、じょうしゅ)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(しょう)
prize; award
()
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.
貰う (もらう)
to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ショウ、 ほ.める
Meanings: prize, reward, praise