彼は道で空き缶をひろった。

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彼 は 道 で 空き缶 を ひろった 。

English Translation

He picked up cans in the street.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は道(みち)で空(あ)き缶(かん)をひろった。

Romanji

Kare wa michi de akikan o hirotta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

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.

空き缶 (あきかん)

empty can

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.

拾う (ひろう)

to pick up; to find; to gather

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

空

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい

Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

缶

Readings: カン、 かま

Meanings: tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)