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月の光で本を読むのはたぶん無理でしょう。

Sentence Analyzer

読む たぶん 無理 でしょう

English Translation

I don't suppose it's possible to read a book by moonlight.

Furigana

(つき)(ひかり)(ほん)()むのはたぶん無理(むり)でしょう。

Romanji

Tsuki no hikari de hon o yomu no wa tabun muri deshō.

Words

(つき)
moon; month
()
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
(ひかり)
light
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
多分 (たぶん)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much; great
無理 (むり)
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; impossible; forcible; forced; compulsory; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate; to work too hard; to try too hard; irrational
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth