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Zach

彼は少年時代はとてもやんちゃだった。

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少年 時代 とても やんちゃ だった

English Translation

He was very naughty in his boyhood.

Furigana

(かれ)少年(しょうねん)時代(じだい)はとてもやんちゃだった。

Romanji

Kare wa shōnen jidai wa totemo yancha datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
時代 (じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
やんちゃ (やんちゃ、やんちゃん)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee