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チェッカー盤の黒と白の枡は交互に並んでいる。

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チェッカー盤 交互 並んでいる

English Translation

The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.

Furigana

チェッカー(ばん)(くろ)(しろ)(ます)交互(こうご)(なら)んでいる。

Romanji

Tyekka-ban no kuro to shiro no masu wa kōgo ni narandeiru.

Words

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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
(くろ)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
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if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(しろ)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(ます、マス)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
交互 (こうご)
mutual; reciprocal; alternate
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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
並ぶ (ならぶ)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

Kanji

Reading: バン
Meanings: tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Reading: ます
Meanings: measuring box, (kokuji)
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ゴ、 たが.い、 かたみ.に
Meanings: mutually, reciprocally, together
Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに
Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal