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少なくとも30名の学生が欠席した。

Sentence Analyzer

少なくとも 学生 欠席した

English Translation

At least thirty students were absent.

Furigana

(すく)なくとも30(めい)学生(がくせい)欠席(けっせき)した。

Romanji

Sukunakutomo san zero mei no gakusei ga kessekishita.

Words

少なくとも (すくなくとも)
at least
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(めい)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
()
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
学生 (がくせい)
student (esp. a university student)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
欠席 (けっせき)
absence; non-attendance

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
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: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place