私の息子は欠席しがちだ。

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私 の 息子 は 欠席しがち だ 。

English Translation

My son is apt to be absent from school.

Furigana

私(わたし)の息子(むすこ)は欠席(けっせき)しがちだ。

Romanji

Watashi no musuko wa kessekishigachi da.

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

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

は (は)

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

息

Readings: ソク、 いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

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

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

席

Readings: セキ、 むしろ

Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place