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本物の皮を使う方が結局は安くつくだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

本物 使う 結局 安く つく だろう

English Translation

It'll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather.

Furigana

本物(ほんもの)(かわ)使(つか)(ほう)結局(けっきょく)(やす)くつくだろう。

Romanji

Honmono no kawa o tsukau hō ga kekkyoku wa yasuku tsuku darou.

Words

本物 (ほんもの)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
()
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
(かわ)
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; wrapping; mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
()
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.
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
結局 (けっきょく)
after all; eventually; in the end
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
安い (やすい)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
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
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Readings: キョク、 つぼね
Meanings: bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか
Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful