夜の１２時ごろ、私は眠った。

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夜 の １ ２ 時ごろ 、 私 は 眠った 。

English Translation

Toward midnight, I fell asleep.

Furigana

夜(よる)の１２時(じ)ごろ、私(わたし)は眠(ねむ)った。

Romanji

Yoru no ichi ni jigoro, watashi wa nemutta.

Words

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

Kanji

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

眠

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い

Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy