数十年前に私は広島の中心地を訪れた。

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数十年前に私は広島の中心地を訪れた。

English Translation

Many years ago, I visited the center of Hiroshima.

Furigana

数(すう)十(じゅう)年(ねん)前(まえ)に私(わたし)は広島(ひろしま)の中心地(ちゅうしんち)を訪(おとず)れた。

Romanji

Sū jū nen mae ni watashi wa Hiroshima no chūshinchi o otozureta.

Words

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

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

広島 (ひろしま、ヒロシマ)

Hiroshima (city); atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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

中心地 (ちゅうしんち)

center; centre; metropolis

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.

訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear