主人公は、子供の頃、親にほったらかしにされて苦しんだ。

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English Translation

The hero, as a child, suffered from parental neglect.

Furigana

主人公(しゅじんこう)は、子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、親(おや)にほったらかしにされて苦(くる)しんだ。

Romanji

Shujinkō wa, kodomo no koro, oya ni hottarakashi ni sarete kurushinda.

Words

主人公 (しゅじんこう)

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

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

放ったらかす (ほったらかす)

to let aside; to neglect

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

苦しむ (くるしむ)

to suffer; to groan; to be worried