ジムの父はいつも帰宅が遅い。

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じむ の 父 は いつも 帰宅 が 遅い 。

English Translation

Jim's father always comes home late.

Furigana

ジムの父(ちち)はいつも帰宅(きたく)が遅(おそ)い。

Romanji

Jimu no chichi wa itsumo kitaku ga osoi.

Words

ジム (ジム)

gym; gymnasium

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

帰宅 (きたく)

returning home

が (が)

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

遅い (おそい)

slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid

Kanji

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

宅

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later