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Zach

ケンという名の背の高い人に会いました。

Sentence Analyzer

けん という 高い 会いました

English Translation

I met a tall man named Ken.

Furigana

ケンという()()(たか)(ひと)()いました。

Romanji

Ken toiu na no se no takai hito ni aimashita.

Words

(けん)
tendon
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
()
name; given name; title; fame; renown; reputation; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
()
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
(せい)
height; stature
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join