彼は10年ぶりに故郷を訪れた。
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English Translation
        He visited his hometown for the first time in ten years.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Kare wa ichi zero nenburi ni kokyō o otozureta.
    
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                彼
            
            
                (かれ)
            
        
        
            he; him; his; boyfriend
        
    
            
                は
            
            
                (は)
            
        
        
            topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
        
    
            
                一
            
            
                (いち)
            
        
        
            one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
        
    
            
                ○
            
            
                (まる)
            
        
        
            circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
        
    
            
                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
        
    
            
                故郷
            
            
                (ふるさと、こきょう、きゅうり)
            
        
        
            home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins; historic remains
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                訪れる
            
            
                (おとずれる、おとづれる)
            
        
        
            to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear
        
    Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
                        Meanings: he, that, the
                    Readings: ネン、 とし
                        Meanings: year, counter for years
                    Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
                        Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
                    Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 さと
                        Meanings: home town, village, native place, district
                    Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
                        Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy