おふくろは僕なんかより、いつも妹の方を大事にしている。

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おふくろ は 僕 なんか より 、 いつも 妹 の 方 を 大事 に している 。

English Translation

My mother always puts my sister before me.

Furigana

おふくろは僕(ぼく)なんかより、いつも妹(いもうと)の方(ほう)を大事(だいじ)にしている。

Romanji

Ofukuro wa boku nanka yori, itsumo imōto no hō o daiji ni shiteiru.

Words

お袋 (おふくろ)

one's mother

は (は)

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

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

なんか (なんか)

things like ...; or something like that ... (often derogatory)

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

妹 (いもうと)

younger sister

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

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.

大事 (だいじ、おおごと)

important; valuable; serious matter

に (に)

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

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

Kanji

僕

Readings: ボク、 しもべ

Meanings: me, I (male)

妹

Readings: マイ、 いもうと

Meaning: younger sister

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly