長男の名前はおじさんの名前から取りました。

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長男 の 名前 は おじさん の 名前 から 取りました 。

English Translation

My first son was named after my uncle.

Furigana

長男(ちょうなん)の名前(なまえ)はおじさんの名前(なまえ)から取(と)りました。

Romanji

Chōnan no namae wa ojisan no namae kara torimashita.

Words

長男 (ちょうなん)

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

は (は)

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

伯父さん (おじさん、オジサン)

uncle; old man; mister (vocative); manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

Kanji

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

男

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お

Meaning: male

名

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な

Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up