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Zach

この丸薬は心臓に効く。

Sentence Analyzer

この 丸薬 心臓 効く

English Translation

These pills act on the heart.

Furigana

この丸薬(がんやく)心臓(しんぞう)()く。

Romanji

Kono gan'yaku wa shinzō ni kiku.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
丸薬 (がんやく)
pill
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
心臓 (しんぞう)
heart; guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine; central part
()
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
効く (きく)
to be effective; to show effect; to do its work; to carry out its function well; to be possible to use

Kanji

Readings: ガン、 まる、 まる.める、 まる.い
Meanings: round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Readings: ヤク、 くすり
Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ゾウ、 はらわた
Meanings: entrails, viscera, bowels
Readings: コウ、 き.く、 ききめ、 なら.う
Meanings: merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit