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ボブは高校生のころ内気だった。

Sentence Analyzer

ぼぶ 高校生 ころ 内気 だった

English Translation

Bob was shy when he was a high school student.

Furigana

ボブは高校生(こうこうせい)のころ内気(うちき)だった。

Romanji

Bobu wa kōkōsei no koro uchiki datta.

Words

ボブ (ボブ)
bob
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
高校生 (こうこうせい)
senior high school student
()
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
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
内気 (うちき)
bashfulness; shyness; reserve; timidity
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood