これは私の初めての外国訪問だった。
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English Translation
This was my first visit to a foreign country.
Furigana
これは私 の初 めての外国 訪問 だった。
Romanji
Kore wa watashi no hajimete no gaikoku hōmon datta.
Words
此れ
(これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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
初めて
(はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
外国
(がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
訪問
(ほうもん)
call; visit
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
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: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem