私は箱を紙で包み、それをリボンで結んだ。

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私 は 箱 を 紙 で 包み 、 それ を リボン で 結んだ 。

English Translation

I put a piece of paper around the box and tied it up with a ribbon.

Furigana

私(わたし)は箱(はこ)を紙(かみ)で包(つつ)み、それをリボンで結(むす)んだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa hako o kami de tsutsumi, sore o ribon de musunda.

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

箱 (はこ、ハコ)

box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

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.

紙 (かみ)

paper

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

包む (くるむ、つつむ)

to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in; to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

リボン (リボン)

ribbon

結ぶ (むすぶ)

to tie; to bind; to link; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips); to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

箱

Readings: ソウ、 はこ

Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car

紙

Readings: シ、 かみ

Meaning: paper

包

Readings: ホウ、 つつ.む、 くる.む

Meanings: wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten