私は歴史に大変興味がある。

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私 は 歴史 に 大変 興味 が ある 。

English Translation

I take great interest in history.

Furigana

私(わたし)は歴史(れきし)に大変(たいへん)興味(きょうみ)がある。

Romanji

Watashi wa rekishi ni taihen kyōmi ga aru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

歴史 (れきし)

history

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

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

興味 (きょうみ)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

歴

Readings: レキ、 レッキ

Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time

史

Reading: シ

Meanings: history, chronicle

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

興

Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 おこ.る、 おこ.す

Meanings: entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste