海で泳ぐことは私の一番の楽しみだ。
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English Translation
To swim in the ocean is my greatest pleasure.
Furigana
Romanji
Umi de oyogu koto wa watashi no ichiban no tanoshimi da.
Words
海
(うみ、み、わた、わだ)
sea; ocean; waters
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
泳ぐ
(およぐ)
to swim
事
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
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
一番
(いちばん)
number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece
楽しみ
(たのしみ)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ
Meaning: swim
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease