私は自分の生まれ故郷に深い愛着を抱いている。

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English Translation

I am deeply attached to my hometown.

Furigana

私(わたし)は自分(じぶん)の生(う)まれ故郷(こきょう)に深(ふか)い愛着(あいちゃく)を抱(だ)いている。

Romanji

Watashi wa jibun no umarekokyō ni fukai aichaku o daiteiru.

Words

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

生まれ故郷 (うまれこきょう)

one's birthplace

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

深い (ふかい)

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

愛着 (あいちゃく、あいじゃく)

attachment; love; covetous affection

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.

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs