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妹の誕生日に真珠のネックレスを贈った。

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誕生日 真珠 ネックレス 贈った

English Translation

I gave my sister a pearl necklace on her birthday.

Furigana

(いもうと)誕生日(たんじょうび)真珠(しんじゅ)のネックレスを(おく)った。

Romanji

Imōto no tanjōbi ni shinju no nekkuresu o okutta.

Words

(いもうと)
younger sister
()
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
誕生日 (たんじょうび)
birthday
()
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
真珠 (しんじゅ)
pearl
ネックレス (ネックレス、ネックレース)
necklace
()
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.
贈る (おくる)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

Kanji

Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Reading: タン
Meanings: nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: シュ、 たま
Meanings: pearl, gem, jewel
Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 おく.る
Meanings: presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something