ジョーンは子供の頃はみじめだったが、のちに大女優になった。

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English Translation

Joan became a great actress in spite of having had a difficult childhood.

Furigana

ジョーンは子供(こども)の頃(ころ)はみじめだったが、のちに大(だい)女優(じょゆう)になった。

Romanji

Jo-N wa kodomo no koro wa mijime datta ga, nochi ni dai joyū ni natta.

Words

は (は)

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

惨め (みじめ)

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

に (に)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

女優 (じょゆう)

actress

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 ...