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今月の生活費は先月よりかからない。

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今月 生活費 先月 より かからない

English Translation

Living costs this month are lower than those of last month are.

Furigana

今月(こんげつ)生活費(せいかつひ)先月(せんげつ)よりかからない。

Romanji

Kongetsu no seikatsuhi wa sengetsu yori kakaranai.

Words

今月 (こんげつ)
this month
()
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
生活費 (せいかつひ)
living expenses
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先月 (せんげつ)
last month
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
罹る (かかる)
to suffer from

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence