私は彼ほど背が高くありません。

私は彼ほど背が高くありません。

I am not as tall as he.

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)ほど背(せ)が高(たか)くありません。

Watashi wa kare hodo se ga takaku arimasen.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

Readings: ハイ、せ、せい、そむ.く、そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

Readings: コウ、たか.い、たか、 -だか、たか.まる、たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive