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イースト菌はパンを膨らませる際の作用剤だ。

Sentence Analyzer

いーすと菌 ぱん 膨らませる 作用剤

English Translation

Yeast acts as an agent in making bread rise.

Furigana

イースト(きん)はパンを(ふく)らませる(さい)作用剤(さようざい)だ。

Romanji

I-sutokin wa pan o fukuramaseru sai no sayōzai da.

Words

イースト菌 (イーストきん)
yeast cell
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
パン (パン)
bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products; pan; frying pan; panning (in a film)
()
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.
膨らむ (ふくらむ)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(さい)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: キン
Meanings: germ, fungus, bacteria
Readings: ボウ、 ふく.らむ、 ふく.れる
Meanings: swell, get fat, thick
Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ
Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: ザイ、 スイ、 セイ、 かる、 けず.る
Meanings: dose, medicine, drug