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Zach

彼は一番背が高い少年です。

Sentence Analyzer

一番 高い 少年 です

English Translation

He is the tallest boy.

Furigana

(かれ)一番(いちばん)()(たか)少年(しょうねん)です。

Romanji

Kare wa ichiban se ga takai shōnen desu.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
(せい)
height; stature
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
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: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years