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彼女は一枚のはがきを私に手渡した。

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彼女 はがき 手渡した

English Translation

She handed me a postcard.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)(いち)(まい)のはがきを(わたし)手渡(てわた)した。

Romanji

Kanojo wa ichi mai no hagaki o watashi ni tewatashita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まい)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
()
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
葉書 (はがき、ハガキ)
postcard; memo; note; card
()
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.
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
手渡す (てわたす)
to hand over; to surrender

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: マイ、 バイ
Meanings: sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ト、 わた.る、 -わた.る、 わた.す
Meanings: transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate