東京では、段ボールが家という人もいる。

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東京 段ボール という いる

English Translation

For some people, home is a cardboard carton in Tokyo.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)では、(だん)ボールが(いえ)という(ひと)もいる。

Romanji

Tōkyō de wa, danbo-ru ga ie toiu hito mo iru.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)
Tokyo
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
段ボール (だんボール、ダンボール)
(corrugated) cardboard
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ひがし
Meaning: east
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 キン、 みやこ
Meanings: capital, 10**16
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person