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うちは黒1匹、白2匹で、3匹の猫を飼っている。

Sentence Analyzer

うち 飼っている

English Translation

We keep three cats, a black one and two white ones.

Furigana

うちは(くろ)(ひき)(しろ)(ひき)で、3(ひき)(ねこ)()っている。

Romanji

Uchi wa kuro ichi hiki, shiro ni hiki de, san hiki no neko o katteiru.

Words

(うち、ち)
house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くろ)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(ひき、き)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth
(しろ)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(さん、み)
three; tri-
()
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
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
飼う (かう)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ヒツ、 ひき
Meanings: equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: シ、 か.う
Meanings: domesticate, raise, keep, feed