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Zach

彼は並みの大学生より一段上だ。

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並み 大学生 より 段上

English Translation

He is a cut above the average college student.

Furigana

(かれ)()みの大学生(だいがくせい)より(いち)段上(だんじょう)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa nami no daigakusei yori ichi danjō da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なみ)
average; medium; common; ordinary; line; row of (e.g. houses); mid-grade; same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth)
()
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
大学生 (だいがくせい)
university student; college student
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに
Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up