両親は私が留学することに反対した。

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両親 は 私 が 留学する こと に 反対した 。

English Translation

My parents objected to my studying abroad.

Furigana

両親(りょうしん)は私(わたし)が留学(りゅうがく)することに反対(はんたい)した。

Romanji

Ryōshin wa watashi ga ryūgakusuru koto ni hantaishita.

Words

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

留学 (りゅうがく)

studying abroad (usu. at university level)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

Kanji

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

留

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる

Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

反

Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る

Meaning: anti-

対

Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う

Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare