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幼なじみが春から大阪の大学に行くらしい。

Sentence Analyzer

幼なじみ から 大阪 大学 行く らしい

English Translation

Apparently an old friend of mine is going to a university in Osaka in Spring.

Furigana

(おさな)なじみが(はる)から大阪(おおさか)大学(だいがく)()くらしい。

Romanji

Osananajimi ga haru kara Ōsaka no daigaku ni iku rashii.

Words

幼なじみ (おさななじみ)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(はる)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of one's life, etc.); adolescence; puberty; sexuality
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)
Osaka; large hill
()
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
大学 (だいがく)
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
()
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
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

Kanji

Readings: ヨウ、 おさな.い
Meanings: infancy, childhood
Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ハン、 さか
Meanings: heights, slope
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank