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Zach

これは浜辺で撮った妻のスナップ写真です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 浜辺 撮った すなっぷ 写真 です

English Translation

This is a snapshot of my wife on the beach.

Furigana

これは浜辺(はまべ)()った(つま)のスナップ写真(しゃしん)です。

Romanji

Kore wa hamabe de totta tsuma no sunappu shashin desu.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
浜辺 (はまべ)
beach; foreshore
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
撮る (とる)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
(つま)
wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
()
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
スナップ (スナップ)
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
写真 (しゃしん)
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 はま
Meanings: seacoast, beach, seashore
Readings: ヘン、 あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Meanings: environs, boundary, border, vicinity
Readings: サツ、 と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り
Meanings: snapshot, take pictures
Readings: サイ、 つま
Meanings: wife, spouse
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect