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Zach

彼は13が不吉な数だという迷信を信じている。

Sentence Analyzer

不吉な という 迷信 信じている

English Translation

He believes in the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.

Furigana

(かれ)は13が不吉(ふきつ)(かず)だという迷信(めいしん)(しん)じている。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi san ga fukitsuna kazu da toiu meishin o shinjiteiru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(さん、み)
three; tri-
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不吉 (ふきつ)
ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
迷信 (めいしん)
superstition; superstitious belief
()
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.
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: キチ、 キツ、 よし
Meanings: good luck, joy, congratulations
Readings: スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ、 かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
Meanings: number, strength, fate, law, figures
Readings: メイ、 まよ.う
Meanings: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust