昔々、ある村に緑ずきんちゃんと呼ばれる少女が住んでいました。

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English Translation

Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.

Furigana

昔(むかし)々()、ある村(むら)に緑(みどり)ずきんちゃんと呼(よ)ばれる少女(しょうじょ)が住(す)んでいました。

Romanji

Mukashi, aru mura ni midori zukin chanto yobareru shōjo ga sundeimashita.

Words

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

々 (くりかえし、おなじ、おなじく、のま、どうのじてん)

repetition of kanji (sometimes voiced)

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

村 (むら)

village

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

緑 (みどり)

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

頭巾 (ずきん)

hood; kerchief

ちゃんと (ちゃんと)

diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately; perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; sufficiently; satisfactorily; quickly

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

が (が)

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide