私の祖父は年金で生活している。

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私の祖父は年金で生活している。

English Translation

My grandfather is living on a pension.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は年金(ねんきん)で生活(せいかつ)している。

Romanji

Watashi no sofu wa nenkin de seikatsushiteiru.

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

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

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

年金 (ねんきん)

annuity; pension

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood