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孤児が5歳の時彼は2人の姉にであった。

Sentence Analyzer

孤児 あった

English Translation

The orphan met up with his two sisters when he was five years old.

Furigana

孤児(こじ)が5(さい)(とき)(かれ)は2(にん)(あね)にであった。

Romanji

Koji ga go sai no toki kare wa ni nin no ane ni de atta.

Words

孤児 (こじ、みなしご)
orphan
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ご、いつ、い)
five
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
()
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
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
(あね)
older sister; elder sister
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: orphan, alone
Readings: ジ、 ニ、 ゲイ、 こ、 -こ、 -っこ
Meanings: newborn babe, child, young of animals
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい
Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シ、 あね、 はは
Meaning: elder sister