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Zach

姉が一番好きなのは漱石です。

Sentence Analyzer

一番 好きな 漱石 です

English Translation

It is Soseki that my sister likes best.

Furigana

(あね)一番(いちばん)()きなのは漱石(そうせき)です。

Romanji

Ane ga ichiban sukina no wa Sōseki desu.

Words

(あね)
older sister; elder sister
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一番 (いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 あね、 はは
Meaning: elder sister
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: ソウ、 シュウ、 ス、 くちすす.ぐ、 くちそそ.ぐ、 うがい、 すす.ぐ
Meanings: gargle, rinse mouth
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone