私たちはとうとうミシシッピー川にたどり着いた。

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私たち は とうとう ミシシッピー川 に たどり着いた 。

English Translation

Finally, we got to the Mississippi.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちはとうとうミシシッピー川(がわ)にたどり着(つ)いた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa tōtō Mishishippi-Gawa ni tadoritsuita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

到頭 (とうとう)

finally; at last; reaching a head

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

たどり着く (たどりつく)

to struggle on to; to arrive somewhere after a struggle; to grope along to; to barely manage to reach; to finally arrive at; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

着

Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける

Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing