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ジェーンは父親とお馬遊びをしたとき、父にしっかりとしがみついた。

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ジェーン 父親 遊び した とき しっかり しがみついた

English Translation

When Jane played horse with her father, she held on to him tightly.

Furigana

ジェーンは父親(ちちおや)とお(うま)(あそ)びをしたとき、(ちち)にしっかりとしがみついた。

Romanji

Jye-N wa chichioya to o uma asobi o shita toki, chichi ni shikkari to shigamitsuita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
父親 (ちちおや)
father
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(うま、いま、おま、ウマ)
horse; promoted bishop
遊び (あそび)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
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
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
しがみ付く (しがみつく)
to cling

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま
Meaning: horse
Readings: ユウ、 ユ、 あそ.ぶ、 あそ.ばす
Meaning: play