少年が私に向かって駆けてきた。

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少年 が 私 に 向かって 駆けてきた 。

English Translation

A boy came running toward me.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)が私(わたし)に向(む)かって駆(か)けてきた。

Romanji

Shōnen ga watashi ni mukatte kaketekita.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

駆ける (かける)

to run (race, esp. horse); to dash; to gallop (one's horse); to canter; to advance (against one's enemy)

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

駆

Readings: ク、 か.ける、 か.る

Meanings: drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel