わたしは文通する友人が欲しい。

わたしは文通する友人が欲しい。

I should like to have a friend to correspond with.

わたしは文通(ぶんつう)する友人(ゆうじん)が欲(ほ)しい。

Watashi wa buntsūsuru yūjin ga hoshii.

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

文通 (ぶんつう)

correspondence; exchange of letters

友人 (ゆうじん)

friend

が (が)

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

欲しい (ほしい)

wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Readings: ツウ、ツ、とお.る、とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、とお.す、とお.し、 -どお.し、かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Readings: ユウ、とも

Meaning: friend

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

Readings: ヨク、ほっ.する、ほ.しい

Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving