私は去年日本に来ました。

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私 は 去年 日本 に 来ました 。

English Translation

I came to Japan last year.

Furigana

私(わたし)は去年(きょねん)日本(にっぽん)に来(き)ました。

Romanji

Watashi wa kyonen Nippon ni kimashita.

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

去年 (きょねん、こぞ)

last year

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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 (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

去

Readings: キョ、 コ、 さ.る、 -さ.る

Meanings: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become