私は校正の仕事を引き受けた。

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私 は 校正 の 仕事 を 引き受けた 。

English Translation

I took on the job of proofreading.

Furigana

私(わたし)は校正(こうせい)の仕事(しごと)を引(ひ)き受(う)けた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kōsei no shigoto o hikiuketa.

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

校正 (こうせい)

proofreading; correction of press; calibration

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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.

引き受ける (ひきうける)

to be responsible for; to take over; to take up; to guarantee; to undertake; to contract (a disease)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

校

Readings: コウ、 キョウ

Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction

正

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に

Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive