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Zach

先月、生け花を学び始めたばかりですので、まだ、初心者です。

Sentence Analyzer

先月 生け花 学び始めた ばかり です ので まだ 初心者 です

English Translation

I just started learning flower arrangement last month, so I'm still a beginner.

Furigana

先月(せんげつ)()(ばな)(まな)(はじ)めたばかりですので、まだ、初心者(しょしんしゃ)です。

Romanji

Sengetsu, ikebana o manabihajimeta bakari desu node, mada, shoshinsha desu.

Words

先月 (せんげつ)
last month
生け花 (いけばな、せいか)
flower arrangement; fresh flowers
()
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.
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
です (です)
be; is
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
未だ (まだ、いまだ)
as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
初心者 (しょしんしゃ)
beginner

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
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: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person