３歳のとき孤児になったので、彼は遠い親戚に育てられた。

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English Translation

An orphan at three, he was brought up by a distant relative.

Furigana

３歳(さい)のとき孤児(こじ)になったので、彼(かれ)は遠(とお)い親戚(しんせき)に育(そだ)てられた。

Romanji

San sai no toki koji ni natta node, kare wa tōi shinseki ni sodaterareta.

Words

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

孤児 (こじ、みなしご)

orphan

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

遠い (とおい)

far; distant

親戚 (しんせき)

relative; relation; kin

育てる (そだてる)

to raise; to rear; to bring up; to train; to teach; to educate; to promote the growth of...; to nurture; to foster; to develop