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乙姫様は浦島太郎に美しい玉手箱をくれました。

Sentence Analyzer

乙姫 浦島 太郎 美しい 玉手箱 くれました

English Translation

Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.

Furigana

乙姫(おとひめ)(さま)浦島(うらしま)太郎(たろう)(うつく)しい玉手箱(たまてばこ)をくれました。

Romanji

Otohime sama wa Urashima Tarō ni utsukushii tamatebako o kuremashita.

Words

乙姫 (おとひめ)
youngest princess
(さま)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation; appearance
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely
玉手箱 (たまてばこ)
treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box; important secret that is not easily revealed to others
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
呉れる (くれる)
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given

Kanji

Readings: オツ、 イツ、 おと-、 きのと
Meanings: the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)
Readings: キ、 ひめ、 ひめ-
Meaning: princess
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: ホ、 うら
Meanings: bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: ロウ、 リョウ、 おとこ
Meanings: son, counter for sons
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
Meanings: jewel, ball
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car