子どもの頃彼はたいへん体が弱かった。

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子ども の 頃 彼 は たいへん 体 が 弱かった 。

English Translation

He was quite weak in his childhood.

Furigana

子(こ)どもの頃(ころ)彼(かれ)はたいへん体(からだ)が弱(よわ)かった。

Romanji

Kodomo no koro kare wa taihen karada ga yowakatta.

Words

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

頃 (ころ、ごろ)

(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

体 (からだ、しんたい、しんだい、しんてい)

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; health; corpse; dead body

が (が)

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

弱い (よわい)

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

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

頃

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く

Meanings: time, about, toward

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

体

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

弱

Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める

Meanings: weak, frail