私は顔の上にハンカチをかぶせて眠った。

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私 は 顔 の 上に ハンカチ を かぶせて 眠った 。

English Translation

I went to sleep with a handkerchief over my face.

Furigana

私(わたし)は顔(かお)の上(うえ)にハンカチをかぶせて眠(ねむ)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kao no ueni hankachi o kabusete nemutta.

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

顔 (かお、がん)

face; visage; look; expression; countenance; honor; honour; face; influence; notoriety

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

ハンカチ (ハンカチ、ハンケチ)

handkerchief

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.

被せる (かぶせる)

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

顔

Readings: ガン、 かお

Meanings: face, expression

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

眠

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い

Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy