お兄さんと比べて、彼は運動神経が鈍い。

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お 兄さん と 比べて 、 彼 は 運動 神経 が 鈍い 。

English Translation

Compared with his brother, he is a poor athlete.

Furigana

お兄(にい)さんと比(くら)べて、彼(かれ)は運動(うんどう)神経(しんけい)が鈍(にぶ)い。

Romanji

O niisan to kurabete, kare wa undō shinkei ga nibui.

Words

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

兄さん (にいさん、あにさん)

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); (vocative) young man; buddy; fella; laddie

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

運動 (うんどう)

exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement

神経 (しんけい)

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

鈍い (にぶい、のろい)

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; stupid; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light); slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting

Kanji

兄

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに

Meanings: elder brother, big brother

比

Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる

Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

運

Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ

Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

神

Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-

Meanings: gods, mind, soul

経

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり

Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

鈍

Readings: ドン、 にぶ.い、 にぶ.る、 にぶ-、 なま.る、 なまく.ら

Meanings: dull, slow, foolish, blunt