少年が私の方へ駆けて来た。

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少年 が 私 の 方 へ 駆けて来た 。

English Translation

A boy came running towards me.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)が私(わたし)の方(ほう)へ駆(か)けて来(き)た。

Romanji

Shōnen ga watashi no hō e kaketekita.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

駆ける (かける)

to run (race, esp. horse); to dash; to gallop (one's horse); to canter; to advance (against one's enemy)

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

駆

Readings: ク、 か.ける、 か.る

Meanings: drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become