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リサ、こちらが村田さん。僕の上司です。

Sentence Analyzer

リサ こちら 村田 さん 上司 です

English Translation

Lisa, this is Mr Murata. He's my boss.

Furigana

リサ、こちらが村田(むらた)さん。(ぼく)上司(じょうし)です。

Romanji

Risa, kochira ga Murata san. boku no jōshi desu.

Words

此方 (こちら、こっち、こち)
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); this one (something physically close to the speaker); I; me; we; us; this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
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
上司 (じょうし)
superior authorities; boss
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
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、 つかさど.る
Meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer