私の祖父は九州からはるばる北海道へやって来た。

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English Translation

My grandfather came over from Kyushu to Hokkaido.

Furigana

私(わたし)の祖父(そふ)は九州(きゅうしゅう)からはるばる北海道(ほっかいどう)へやって来(き)た。

Romanji

Watashi no sofu wa Kyūshū kara harubaru Hokkaidō e yattekita.

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

九州 (きゅうしゅう)

Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

遙々 (はるばる)

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

北海道 (ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)