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私の母は娘のころ美人だったと言われている。

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ころ 美人 だった 言われている

English Translation

My mother is said to have been beautiful when she was a girl.

Furigana

(わたし)(はは)(むすめ)のころ美人(びじん)だったと()われている。

Romanji

Watashi no haha wa musume no koro bijin datta to iwareteiru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(むすめ)
(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
美人 (びじん)
beautiful person (woman)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ジョウ、 むすめ、 こ
Meanings: daughter, girl
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word