彼は８年ぶりに日本に帰った。

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彼 は ８ 年ぶり に 日本 に 帰った 。

English Translation

He came back to Japan for the first time in eight years.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は８年(ねん)ぶりに日本(にっぽん)に帰(かえ)った。

Romanji

Kare wa hachi nenburi ni Nippon ni kaetta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

八 (はち、や)

eight

年ぶり (ねんぶり)

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

帰る (かえる)

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in