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次郎はオーストラリアのペンパルと文通している。

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次郎 オーストラリア ペンパル 文通している

English Translation

Jiro communicates with his pen pal in Australia.

Furigana

次郎(じろう)はオーストラリアのペンパルと文通(ぶんつう)している。

Romanji

Jirō wa O-Sutoraria no penparu to buntsūshiteiru.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
濠太剌利 (オーストラリア)
Australia
()
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
ペンパル (ペンパル、ペン・パル)
pen pal
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
文通 (ぶんつう)
correspondence; exchange of letters

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ロウ、 リョウ、 おとこ
Meanings: son, counter for sons
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.