私は彼のえり首をつかまえた。

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私 は 彼 の えり 首 を つかまえた 。

English Translation

I held him by the collar.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)のえり首(くび)をつかまえた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no eri kubi o tsukamaeta.

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

魞 (えり)

fishing weir; fish weir; fish trap; pouch-shaped bamboo fence across river, etc.

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

を (を)

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.

捕まえる (つかまえる)

to catch; to arrest; to seize

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems