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そして14歳になって初めてピアノに触れたのです。

Sentence Analyzer

そして なって 初めて ピアノ 触れた です

English Translation

And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time.

Furigana

そして14(さい)になって(はじ)めてピアノに()れたのです。

Romanji

Soshite ichi yon sai ni natte hajimete piano ni fureta no desu.

Words

然して (そして、しかして)
and; and then; thus; and now
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(し、よん、よ)
four
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
触れる (ふれる)
to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい
Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict