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多くの女性は自分の名前もろくに書けなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

多く 女性 自分 名前 ろくに 書けなかった

English Translation

Many women could barely spell their names.

Furigana

(おお)くの女性(じょせい)自分(じぶん)名前(なまえ)もろくに()けなかった。

Romanji

Ōku no josei wa jibun no namae mo rokuni kakenakatta.

Words

多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
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
女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)
woman; female; feminine gender
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
碌に (ろくに)
well; enough; sufficient

Kanji

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
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: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write