その男の子は通りを渡るとき母親の手をしっかりと握っていた。

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English Translation

The little boy held his mother's hand firmly when crossing the street.

Furigana

その男(おとこ)の子(こ)は通(とお)りを渡(わた)るとき母親(ははおや)の手(て)をしっかりと握(にぎ)っていた。

Romanji

Sono otokonoko wa tōri o wataru toki hahaoya no te o shikkari to nigitteita.

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...

男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)

boy; male child; baby boy

は (は)

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

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

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.

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

母親 (ははおや)

mother

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

確り (しっかり)

tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily; properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

握る (にぎる)

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of