子どもは箱の中に隠れていた。

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子ども は 箱 の 中に 隠れていた 。

English Translation

The child was hiding in the box.

Furigana

子(こ)どもは箱(はこ)の中(なか)に隠(かく)れていた。

Romanji

Kodomo wa hako no nakani kakureteita.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

箱 (はこ、ハコ)

box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

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

隠れる (かくれる)

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

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

箱

Readings: ソウ、 はこ

Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

隠

Readings: イン、 オン、 かく.す、 かく.し、 かく.れる、 かか.す、 よ.る

Meanings: conceal, hide, cover