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私は外国の学生としばしば接触した。

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外国 学生 しばしば 接触した

English Translation

I came into frequent contact with foreign students.

Furigana

(わたし)外国(がいこく)学生(がくせい)としばしば接触(せっしょく)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa gaikoku no gakusei to shibashiba sesshokushita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
()
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
学生 (がくせい)
student (esp. a university student)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)
(blinking) repeatedly
接触 (せっしょく)
touch; contact

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: ショク、 ふ.れる、 さわ.る、 さわ
Meanings: contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict