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Zach

今やノート型コンピューターは弁当箱と同じくらいが一般的だ。

Sentence Analyzer

今や のーと型 コンピューター 弁当箱 同じ くらい 一般的

English Translation

Now notebook computers are as common as lunch boxes.

Furigana

(いま)やノート(がた)コンピューターは弁当箱(べんとうばこ)(おな)じくらいが一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。

Romanji

Imaya no-togata konpyu-ta- wa bentōbako to onaji kurai ga ippanteki da.

Words

今や (いまや)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ノート型 (ノートがた)
note-type
コンピュータ (コンピュータ、コンピューター)
computer
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
弁当箱 (べんとうばこ)
lunch box
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一般的 (いっぱんてき)
popular; typical; general
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ケイ、 かた、 -がた
Meanings: mould, type, model
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: ハン
Meanings: carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending