彼女は園芸の手引書を読んでいた。

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彼女 は 園芸 の 手引書 を 読んでいた 。

English Translation

She was reading a gardening manual.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は園芸(えんげい)の手引書(てびきしょ)を読(よ)んでいた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa engei no tebikisho o yondeita.

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

園芸 (えんげい)

horticulture; gardening

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

手引書 (てびきしょ)

handbook; manual; guide; primer

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

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

園

Readings: エン、 その

Meanings: park, garden, yard, farm

芸

Readings: ゲイ、 ウン、 う.える、 のり、 わざ

Meanings: technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read