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Zach

糸車の使い方は知りません。

Sentence Analyzer

糸車 の 使い方 は 知りません 。

English Translation

I don't know how to operate a spinning wheel.

Furigana

糸車(いとぐるま)の使(つか)い方(かた)は知(し)りません。

Romanji

Itoguruma no tsukaikata wa shirimasen.

Words

糸車 (いとぐるま)
spinning wheel
の (の)
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
使い方 (つかいかた)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

糸
Readings: シ、 いと
Meaning: thread
車
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
方
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
知
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom