私は兄の援助をたよって大阪から東京に来た。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

I came to Tokyo from Osaka counting on my brother's help.

Furigana

私(わたし)は兄(あに)の援助(えんじょ)をたよって大阪(おおさか)から東京(とうきょう)に来(き)た。

Romanji

Watashi wa ani no enjo o tayotte Ōsaka kara Tōkyō ni kita.

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

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

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

援助 (えんじょ)

assistance; aid; support

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.

頼る (たよる)

to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)

Osaka; large hill

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to