探していた珍本を見つけた。

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探していた 珍 本 を 見つけた 。

English Translation

I found a rare book I had been looking for.

Furigana

探(さが)していた珍(ちん)本(ほん)を見(み)つけた。

Romanji

Sagashiteita chin hon o mitsuketa.

Words

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

珍 (ちん)

rare; curious; strange

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

探

Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す

Meanings: grope, search, look for

珍

Readings: チン、 めずら.しい、 たから

Meanings: rare, curious, strange

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

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

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible