子供が母のひざで眠った。

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子供 が 母 の ひざ で 眠った 。

English Translation

The child slept on its mother's lap.

Furigana

子供(こども)が母(はは)のひざで眠(ねむ)った。

Romanji

Kodomo ga haha no hiza de nemutta.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

が (が)

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

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

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

膝 (ひざ)

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

母

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も

Meaning: mother

眠

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い

Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy