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『しんのすけ』という名前はからかいの対象ですか?

Sentence Analyzer

しんのすけ という 名前 からかい 対象 です

English Translation

Is the name 'Shinosuke' a target for teasing?

Furigana

『しんのすけ』という名前(なまえ)はからかいの対象(たいしょう)ですか?

Romanji

Shinnosuke toiu namae wa karakai no taishō desu ka?

Words

と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
揶揄い (からかい)
banter; teasing; persiflage
()
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
対象 (たいしょう)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ショウ、 ゾウ、 かたど.る
Meanings: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)