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その若い男優はジェームス・ディーン張りの役者だ。

Sentence Analyzer

その 若い 男優 ジェームス でぃーん 張り 役者

English Translation

That young actor is a James Dean.

Furigana

その(わか)男優(だんゆう)はジェームス・ディーン()りの役者(やくしゃ)だ。

Romanji

Sono wakai dan'yū wa Jye-Musu Dhi-N hari no yakusha da.

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...
若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
男優 (だんゆう)
actor
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
ディーン (ディーン)
dean
張り (はり)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; tone; will-power; pluck; pride
()
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
役者 (やくしゃ)
actor; actress
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る
Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person