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どこの家庭にも戸棚に骸骨がある。

Sentence Analyzer

どこ 家庭 戸棚 骸骨 ある

English Translation

Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.

Furigana

どこの家庭(かてい)にも戸棚(とだな)骸骨(がいこつ)がある。

Romanji

Doko no katei ni mo todana ni gaikotsu ga aru.

Words

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
()
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
家庭 (かてい)
home; family; household
()
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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
戸棚 (とだな)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
骸骨 (がいこつ)
skeleton
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Readings: ホウ、 たな、 -だな
Meanings: shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis
Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 むくろ
Meanings: bone, body, corpse
Readings: コツ、 ほね
Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame