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少年はそこに座って週刊誌を読んでいた。

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少年 そこ 座って 週刊誌 読んでいた

English Translation

The boy sat there reading a weekly magazine.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)はそこに(すわ)って週刊誌(しゅうかんし)()んでいた。

Romanji

Shōnen wa soko ni suwatte shūkanshi o yondeita.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
週刊誌 (しゅうかんし)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Reading: カン
Meanings: publish, carve, engrave
Reading: 
Meanings: document, records
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read