ほんの少しの人しかわたしを理解してくれなかった。

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ほんの 少し の 人 しか わたし を 理解してくれなかった 。

English Translation

Only a few people understood me.

Furigana

ほんの少(すこ)しの人(ひと)しかわたしを理解(りかい)してくれなかった。

Romanji

Honno sukoshi no hito shika watashi o rikaishitekurenakatta.

Words

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

の (の)

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

を (を)

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.

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

理

Readings: リ、 ことわり

Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

解

Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る

Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute