背中が痛いのです。

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背中 が 痛い の です 。

English Translation

I have a backache.

Furigana

背中(せなか)が痛(いた)いのです。

Romanji

Senaka ga itai no desu.

Words

背中 (せなか)

back (of body)

が (が)

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

痛い (いたい)

painful; sore; exceeding

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

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

痛

Readings: ツウ、 いた.い、 いた.む、 いた.ましい、 いた.める

Meanings: pain, hurt, damage, bruise