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スポーツをするにはほっそりとした体つきが必要である。

Sentence Analyzer

スポーツ する ほっそり した 体つき 必要 ある

English Translation

Sports activities require a slender figure.

Furigana

スポーツをするにはほっそりとした(からだ)つきが必要(ひつよう)である。

Romanji

Supo-tsu o suru ni wa hossori to shita karadatsuki ga hitsuyō de aru.

Words

スポーツ (スポーツ)
sport; sports
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
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
ほっそり (ほっそり)
being slim; slender
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
体つき (からだつき)
body build; figure
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to