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Zach

この取り決めは一時的なものでしかない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 取り決め 一時的 もの しか ない

English Translation

This arrangement is only temporary.

Furigana

この()()めは一時的(いちじてき)なものでしかない。

Romanji

Kono torikime wa ichijiteki na mono de shika nai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
取り決め (とりきめ)
decision; agreement
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一時的 (いちじてき)
temporary
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(もの、もん)
person
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending