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あの彼の写真は実物より悪く撮れている。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 写真 実物 より 悪く 撮れている

English Translation

That picture does not do justice to him.

Furigana

あの(かれ)写真(しゃしん)実物(じつぶつ)より(わる)()れている。

Romanji

Ano kare no shashin wa jitsubutsu yori waruku toreteiru.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
写真 (しゃしん)
photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; movie
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
実物 (じつぶつ)
real thing; original; actual
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
撮れる (とれる)
to be photographed; to be able to photograph

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: サツ、 と.る、 つま.む、 -ど.り
Meanings: snapshot, take pictures