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直子さんは日本に戻ってきた。

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直子 さん 日本 戻ってきた

English Translation

Naoko came back to Japan.

Furigana

直子(なおこ)さんは日本(にっぽん)(もど)ってきた。

Romanji

Naoko san wa Nippon ni modottekita.

Words

さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
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
戻る (もどる)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back

Kanji

Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る
Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards