多くの子供たちが七五三の祝いに着飾っていた。

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English Translation

Many children dressed up for the Shichigosan Festival.

Furigana

多(おお)くの子供(こども)たちが七(なな)五(ご)三(さん)の祝(いわ)いに着飾(きかざ)っていた。

Romanji

Ōku no kodomotachi ga nana go san no iwai ni kikazatteita.

Words

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

が (が)

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

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

祝い (いわい、ゆわい)

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

着飾る (きかざる)

to dress up