その船長は１９歳のとき船乗りになった。
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English Translation
The captain went to sea when he was nineteen.
Furigana
その船長 は１９歳 のとき船乗 りになった。
Romanji
Sono senchō wa ichi kyū sai no toki funanori ni natta.
Words
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
船長
(せんちょう、ふなおさ)
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
九
(きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)
nine
歳
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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
とき
(とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
船乗り
(ふなのり)
getting on board; sailor; seaman
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
成る
(なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
Kanji
Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい
Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる
Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join