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メアリーは持ち前の優しい性格から級友たちから親しまれた。

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メアリー 持ち前 優しい 性格 から 級友たち から 親しまれた

English Translation

Mary's kind nature quickly won her the friendship of her classmates.

Furigana

メアリーは()(まえ)(やさ)しい性格(せいかく)から級友(きゅうゆう)たちから(した)しまれた。

Romanji

Meari- wa mochimae no yasashii seikaku kara kyūyūtachi kara shitashimareta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
持ち前 (もちまえ)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
()
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
優しい (やさしい)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
性格 (せいかく)
character; personality; disposition; nature
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
親しむ (したしむ)
to be intimate with; to befriend

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る
Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
Reading: キュウ
Meanings: class, rank, grade
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)