彼女は息子が自殺するとは夢にも思わなかった。

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English Translation

Little did she dream that her son would commit suicide.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は息子(むすこ)が自殺(じさつ)するとは夢(ゆめ)にも思(おも)わなかった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa musuko ga jisatsusuru to wa yumenimo omowanakatta.

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

が (が)

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

自殺 (じさつ)

suicide

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

夢にも (ゆめにも)

not in the slightest; not in one's wildest dreams

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ、おんな、め

Meanings: woman, female

息

Readings: ソク、いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

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

自

Readings: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

殺

Readings: サツ、サイ、セツ、ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、そ.ぐ

Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

夢

Readings: ム、ボウ、ゆめ、ゆめ.みる、くら.い

Meanings: dream, vision, illusion

思

Readings: シ、おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す

Meaning: think