東京では、段ボールが家という人もいる。

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東京では、段ボールが家という人もいる。

English Translation

For some people, home is a cardboard carton in Tokyo.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)では、段(だん)ボールが家(いえ)という人(ひと)もいる。

Romanji

Tōkyō de wa, danbo-ru ga ie toiu hito mo iru.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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.

は (は)

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

段ボール (だんボール、ダンボール)

(corrugated) cardboard

が (が)

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

要る (いる)

to need; to want