この子犬は里心がついて泣いているんだ。

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この 子犬 は 里心 が ついて 泣いている ん だ 。

English Translation

This puppy is crying, because it is homesick for its mother.

Furigana

この子犬(こいぬ)は里心(さとごころ)がついて泣(な)いているんだ。

Romanji

Kono koinu wa satogokoro ga tsuite naiteiru n da.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

子犬 (こいぬ)

puppy

は (は)

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

里心 (さとごころ)

homesickness; nostalgia

が (が)

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

点く (つく)

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

犬

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-

Meaning: dog

里

Readings: リ、 さと

Meanings: ri, village, parent's home, league

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

泣

Readings: キュウ、 な.く

Meanings: cry, weep, moan