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ジグソーとは糸鋸の事で、名前の由来はそこからきているの。

Sentence Analyzer

ジグソー 糸鋸 名前 由来 そこ から きている

English Translation

Jigsaw refers to a fret saw - that's how the name's origin was derived.

Furigana

ジグソーとは糸鋸(いとのこ)(こと)で、名前(なまえ)由来(ゆらい)はそこからきているの。

Romanji

Jiguso- to wa itonoko no koto de, namae no yurai wa soko kara kiteiru no.

Words

ジグソー (ジグソー)
jigsaw; jigsaw (puzzle)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
糸鋸 (いとのこ)
coping saw; fretsaw; jig saw; jigsaw
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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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
由来 (ゆらい)
origin; source; history; derivation; reason; destiny
其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
抉る (えぐる、くる)
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

Kanji

Readings: シ、 いと
Meaning: thread
Readings: キョ、 コ、 のこ、 のこぎり
Meaning: saw (cuts wood)
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become