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私の皿洗いの仕事は大きな負担だ。

Sentence Analyzer

皿洗い 仕事 大きな 負担

English Translation

My dish-washing duties are a heavy burden.

Furigana

(わたし)皿洗(さらあら)いの仕事(しごと)(おお)きな負担(ふたん)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no saraarai no shigoto wa ōkina futan da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
皿洗い (さらあらい)
washing-up; dish-washing
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
負担 (ふたん)
burden; charge; responsibility
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ベイ、 さら
Meanings: dish, a helping, plate
Readings: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Readings: タン、 かつ.ぐ、 にな.う
Meanings: shouldering, carry, raise, bear