講演者は自分の大学時代の思い出を詳しく話した。

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講演者 は 自分 の 大学 時代 の 思い出 を 詳しく 話した 。

English Translation

The lecturer dwelt on some memories of his college days.

Furigana

講演者(こうえんしゃ)は自分(じぶん)の大学(だいがく)時代(じだい)の思(おも)い出(で)を詳(くわ)しく話(はな)した。

Romanji

Kōensha wa jibun no daigaku jidai no omoide o kuwashiku hanashita.

Words

講演者 (こうえんしゃ)

lecturer; speaker

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

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

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

思い出 (おもいで)

memories; recollections; reminiscence

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

詳しい (くわしい)

detailed; full; accurate; knowing very well; well-acquainted; well-informed

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

Kanji

講

Reading: コウ

Meanings: lecture, club, association

演

Reading: エン

Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

詳

Readings: ショウ、 くわ.しい、 つまび.らか

Meanings: detailed, full, minute, accurate, well-informed

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk