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Zach

私はシドニー・シェルダンの小説を読んでいる。

Sentence Analyzer

シドニー しぇる だん 小説 読んでいる

English Translation

I'm reading a novel by Sidney Sheldon.

Furigana

(わたし)はシドニー・シェルダンの小説(しょうせつ)()んでいる。

Romanji

Watashi wa Shidoni- sheru dan no shōsetsu o yondeiru.

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
シドニー (シドニー)
Sydney
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
シェル (シェル)
shell
(だん)
platform; podium; rostrum; mandala
()
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
小説 (しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read