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Zach

その島には一軒しか店がない。

Sentence Analyzer

その しか ない

English Translation

There's only one store on the island.

Furigana

その(しま)には(いち)(けん)しか(みせ)がない。

Romanji

Sono shima ni wa ichi ken shika mise ga nai.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(けん)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ケン、 のき
Meanings: flats, counter for houses, eaves
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop