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Zach

僕は芝居の自分の役の台詞を覚えた。

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芝居 自分 台詞 覚えた

English Translation

I studied my part in the play.

Furigana

(ぼく)芝居(しばい)自分(じぶん)(やく)台詞(だいし)(おぼ)えた。

Romanji

Boku wa shibai no jibun no yaku no daishi o oboeta.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
芝居 (しばい)
play; drama
()
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
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
台詞 (せりふ、かはく、だいし、セリフ)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
覚える (おぼえる)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember; to learn; to pick up; to acquire; to feel; to think; to regard

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: シ、 しば
Meanings: turf, lawn
Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Reading: 
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up