長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。

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長い 旅行 の 退屈 を ミステリー を 読んで 紛らした 。

English Translation

I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.

Furigana

長(なが)い旅行(りょこう)の退屈(たいくつ)をミステリーを読(よ)んで紛(まぎ)らした。

Romanji

Nagai ryokō no taikutsu o misuteri- o yonde magirashita.

Words

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

旅行 (りょこう)

travel; trip

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

退屈 (たいくつ)

tedium; boredom

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.

ミステリ (ミステリ、ミステリー)

mystery

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

紛らす (まぎらす)

to divert; to distract; to conceal (one's sorrow with a smile, etc.)

Kanji

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

旅

Readings: リョ、 たび

Meanings: trip, travel

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

退

Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く

Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

屈

Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める

Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read

紛

Readings: フン、 まぎ.れる、 -まぎ.れ、 まぎ.らす、 まぎ.らわす、 まぎ.らわしい

Meanings: distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert