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Zach

赤い糸と白い糸、どっちがいいですか。

Sentence Analyzer

赤い 白い どっち いい です

English Translation

Which is best, white thread or red thread?

Furigana

(あか)(いと)(しろ)(いと)、どっちがいいですか。

Romanji

Akai ito to shiroi ito, dotchi ga ii desu ka.

Words

赤い (あかい)
red; Red (i.e. communist)
(いと)
thread; yarn; string
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
白い (しろい)
white
何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: シ、 いと
Meaning: thread
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white