彼女は背の高いほっそりした少女で、長いやわらかな茶色の髪をしていました。

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English Translation

She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は背(せ)の高(たか)いほっそりした少女(しょうじょ)で、長(なが)いやわらかな茶色(ちゃいろ)の髪(かみ)をしていました。

Romanji

Kanojo wa se no takai hossorishita shōjo de, nagai yawaraka na chairo no kami o shiteimashita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

ほっそり (ほっそり)

being slim; slender

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

柔らかい (やわらかい)

soft; tender; limp

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

茶色 (ちゃいろ)

light brown; tawny

髪 (かみ)

hair (on the head)

を (を)

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