放課後、私は彼に話しかけた。

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放課後、私は彼に話しかけた。

English Translation

I talked to him after class.

Furigana

放課後(ほうかご)、私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に話(はな)しかけた。

Romanji

Hōkago, watashi wa kare ni hanashikaketa.

Words

放課後 (ほうかご)

after school

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

話しかける (はなしかける)

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

Kanji

放

Readings: ホウ、はな.す、 -っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる、こ.く、ほう.る

Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

課

Reading: カ

Meanings: chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)

後

Readings: ゴ、コウ、のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと、おく.れる

Meanings: behind, back, later

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

話

Readings: ワ、はな.す、はなし

Meanings: tale, talk