私は都会より田舎に住みたい。

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私 は 都会 より 田舎 に 住みたい 。

English Translation

I prefer living in the country to living in the city.

Furigana

私(わたし)は都会(とかい)より田舎(いなか)に住(す)みたい。

Romanji

Watashi wa tokai yori inaka ni sumitai.

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

都会 (とかい)

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

都

Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ

Meanings: metropolis, capital

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

田

Readings: デン、 た

Meanings: rice field, rice paddy

舎

Readings: シャ、 セキ、 やど.る

Meanings: cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion

住

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit