僕は若いとき、発明家になりたかった。

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僕 は 若い とき 、 発明家 に なりたかった 。

English Translation

I wanted to be an inventor when I was young.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は若(わか)いとき、発明家(はつめいか)になりたかった。

Romanji

Boku wa wakai toki, hatsumeika ni naritakatta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

発明家 (はつめいか)

inventor

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

僕

Readings: ボク、 しもべ

Meanings: me, I (male)

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

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer