私は読書に集中しようとした。

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私 は 読書 に 集中しよう と した 。

English Translation

I tried to focus my attention on reading.

Furigana

私(わたし)は読書(どくしょ)に集中(しゅうちゅう)しようとした。

Romanji

Watashi wa dokusho ni shūchūshiyou to shita.

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

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

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

集中 (しゅうちゅう)

concentration; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

集

Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う

Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center