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これは重要な会議だ。欠席すべきでない。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 重要な 会議 欠席す べき でない

English Translation

This is a very important meeting. You ought not to miss it.

Furigana

これは重要(じゅうよう)会議(かいぎ)だ。欠席(けっせき)すべきでない。

Romanji

Kore wa jūyōna kaigi da. kessekisu beki denai.

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
重要 (じゅうよう)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
会議 (かいぎ)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
欠席 (けっせき)
absence; non-attendance
可し (べし)
shall; should; must

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place