私は体重を減らすために昼食を抜きはじめた。

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私 は 体重 を 減らす ために 昼食 を 抜きはじめた 。

English Translation

I have started skipping lunch with a view to losing weight.

Furigana

私(わたし)は体重(たいじゅう)を減(へ)らすために昼食(ちゅうしょく)を抜(ぬ)きはじめた。

Romanji

Watashi wa taijū o herasu tameni chūshoku o nukihajimeta.

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

体重 (たいじゅう)

body weight; one's weight

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.

減らす (へらす)

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

昼食 (ちゅうしょく、ちゅうじき、ひるげ)

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

抜く (ぬく)

to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug; to do something to the end; to surpass; to overtake; to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating); to take (a photo); to record (video)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

体

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

重

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも

Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

減

Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす

Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

昼

Readings: チュウ、 ひる

Meanings: daytime, noon

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit