その幼い少年は父親の両肩の上に乗っていた。

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English Translation

The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.

Furigana

その幼(おさな)い少年(しょうねん)は父親(ちちおや)の両(りょう)肩(かた)の上(うえ)に乗(の)っていた。

Romanji

Sono osanai shōnen wa chichioya no ryō kata no ueni notteita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

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

両 (りょう)

both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); ryo (obsolete unit of currency); 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); 2 tan (measure of fabric size); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

肩 (かた)

shoulder

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on