私が病気のとき、ジルがわたしにとって大きな慰めになった。

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私 が 病気 の とき 、 じる が わたし にとって 大きな 慰め に なった 。

English Translation

Jill was a great comfort to me when I was ill.

Furigana

私(わたし)が病気(びょうき)のとき、ジルがわたしにとって大(おお)きな慰(なぐさ)めになった。

Romanji

Watashi ga byōki no toki, Jiru ga watashi nitotte ōkina nagusame ni natta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

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

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

汁 (しる、つゆ)

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

慰め (なぐさめ)

comfort; consolation; diversion

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

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

病

Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい

Meanings: ill, sick

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

慰

Readings: イ、 なぐさ.める、 なぐさ.む

Meanings: consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console