私の娘は、ほんの子供です。

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私 の 娘 は 、 ほんの 子供 です 。

English Translation

My daughter is but a child.

Furigana

私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)は、ほんの子供(こども)です。

Romanji

Watashi no musume wa, honno kodomo desu.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

娘 (むすめ)

(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

子供 (こども)

child; children

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

娘

Readings: ジョウ、 むすめ、 こ

Meanings: daughter, girl

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany