私の若い頃にだれかいてくれればよかったと心から思う。

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私 の 若い 頃に だれ かいてくれれば よかった と 心から 思う 。

English Translation

I heartily wish that in my youth I had someone.

Furigana

私(わたし)の若(わか)い頃(ころ)にだれかいてくれればよかったと心(こころ)から思(おも)う。

Romanji

Watashi no wakai koroni dare kaitekurereba yokatta to kokorokara omou.

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

だれる (だれる)

to lose interest; to weaken; to slacken; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock)

掻く (かく)

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

心から (こころから、しんから)

from the bottom of one's heart; heart and soul; by nature

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

若

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

頃

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く

Meanings: time, about, toward

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think