彼は合衆国で育ったが、母語は日本語です。

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English Translation

He was raised in the States, but his mother tongue is Japanese.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は合衆国(がっしゅうこく)で育(そだ)ったが、母語(ぼご)は日本語(にほんご)です。

Romanji

Kare wa gasshūkoku de sodatta ga, bogo wa nihongo desu.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

合衆国 (がっしゅうこく)

federal state; United States of America

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.

育つ (そだつ)

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

母語 (ぼご)

mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language

日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)

Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

合

Readings: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ、あ.う、 -あ.う、あ.い、あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、あ.わす、あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

衆

Readings: シュウ、シュ、おお.い

Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

国

Readings: コク、くに

Meaning: country

育

Readings: イク、そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む

Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear

母

Readings: ボ、はは、も

Meaning: mother

語

Readings: ゴ、かた.る、かた.らう

Meanings: word, speech, language

日

Readings: ニチ、ジツ、ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things