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私の息子は俗物ではない。

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息子 俗物 ない

English Translation

My son is not a snob.

Furigana

(わたし)息子(むすこ)俗物(ぞくぶつ)ではない。

Romanji

Watashi no musuko wa zokubutsu de wa nai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
息子 (むすこ、そく)
son; penis
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
俗物 (ぞくぶつ)
worldly-minded person; vulgar person; philistine; snob; vulgar and ostentatious person.
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Reading: ゾク
Meanings: vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter