恋人たちは自分たちの頭文字をかしの木に刻んだ。

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English Translation

The lovers engraved the oak tree with their initials.

Furigana

恋人(こいびと)たちは自分(じぶん)たちの頭文字(かしらもじ)をかしの木(き)に刻(きざ)んだ。

Romanji

Koibitotachi wa jibuntachi no kashiramoji o kashi no ki ni kizanda.

Words

は (は)

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

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

頭文字 (かしらもじ)

initials; initialism; first letter of a word; acronym; capital letter

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.

瑕疵 (かし)

flaw; defect; blemish

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

刻む (きざむ)

to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch; to tick away (time); to record the passing moments; to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly; to have tattooed; to torment