私は明日の午後仕事を休みます。

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私 は 明日 の 午後 仕事 を 休みます 。

English Translation

I am taking tomorrow afternoon off.

Furigana

私(わたし)は明日(あした)の午後(ごご)仕事(しごと)を休(やす)みます。

Romanji

Watashi wa ashita no gogo shigoto o yasumimasu.

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

明日 (あした、あす、みょうにち)

tomorrow; near future

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

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

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.

休む (やすむ)

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

午

Readings: ゴ、 うま

Meanings: noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac

後

Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる

Meanings: behind, back, later

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

休

Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める

Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep