私たちの学校は明治２０年に開校した。

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私たちの学校は明治２０年に開校した。

English Translation

Our school was founded in the 20th year of Meiji.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの学校(がっこう)は明治(めいじ)２０年(ねん)に開校(かいこう)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi no gakkō wa Meiji ni zero nen ni kaikōshita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

明治 (めいじ)

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年 (とし)

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

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

開校 (かいこう)

opening a school