兄は本当に背が高く、１８０センチほどあります。

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兄 は 本当に 背 が 高く 、 １ ８ ０ せんち ほど あります 。

English Translation

My elder brother is really tall, about 1.8m.

Furigana

兄(あに)は本当(ほんとう)に背(せ)が高(たか)く、１８０センチほどあります。

Romanji

Ani wa hontōni se ga takaku, ichi hachi zero senchi hodo arimasu.

Words

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

本当に (ほんとうに、ほんとに、ホントに、ホントーに、ホントウに)

really; truly

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

八 (はち、や)

eight

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

センチ (センチ)

centimeter; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

兄

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに

Meanings: elder brother, big brother

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

当

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

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive