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一番下の弟は祖母により幼年時代育てられた。

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一番下 祖母 により 幼年 時代 育てられた

English Translation

My youngest brother was brought up by our grandmother.

Furigana

一番下(いちばんか)(おとうと)祖母(そぼ)により幼年(ようねん)時代(じだい)(そだ)てられた。

Romanji

Ichibanka no otōto wa sobo niyori yōnen jidai sodaterareta.

Words

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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
(おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)
grandmother
に因り (により)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
幼年 (ようねん)
childhood; infancy
時代 (じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
育てる (そだてる)
to raise; to rear; to bring up; to train; to teach; to educate; to promote the growth of...; to nurture; to foster; to develop

Kanji

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: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: テイ、 ダイ、 デ、 おとうと
Meanings: younger brother, faithful service to elders
Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ヨウ、 おさな.い
Meanings: infancy, childhood
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear