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父は郵便受けを赤い色に塗った。

Sentence Analyzer

郵便受け 赤い 塗った

English Translation

My father painted the mailbox red.

Furigana

(ちち)郵便受(ゆうびんう)けを(あか)(いろ)()った。

Romanji

Chichi wa yūbin'uke o akai iro ni nutta.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
郵便受け (ゆうびんうけ)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
()
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.
赤い (あかい)
red; Red (i.e. communist)
(いろ)
colour; color; complexion; appearance; look; love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover; kind; type; variety
()
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
塗る (ぬる)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Reading: ユウ
Meanings: mail, stagecoach stop
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: ト、 ぬ.る、 ぬ.り、 まみ.れる
Meanings: paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating