多くの女性は自分の名前もろくに書けなかった。

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多く 女性 自分 名前 ろくに 書けなかった

English Translation

Many women could barely spell their names.

Furigana

(おお)くの女性(じょせい)自分(じぶん)名前(なまえ)もろくに()けなかった。

Romanji

Ōku no josei wa jibun no namae mo rokuni kakenakatta.

Words

多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
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
女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)
woman; female; feminine gender
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
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
碌に (ろくに)
well; enough; sufficient

Kanji

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write