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Zach

私は弟ほど高くないが、父より高い。

Sentence Analyzer

ほど 高くない より 高い

English Translation

I am not so tall as my brother, but taller than my father.

Furigana

(わたし)(おとうと)ほど(たか)くないが、(ちち)より(たか)い。

Romanji

Watashi wa otōto hodo takakunai ga, chichi yori takai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father