兄は先週手紙を送って来た。

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兄 は 先週 手紙 を 送って来た 。

English Translation

My brother sent me a letter last week.

Furigana

兄(あに)は先週(せんしゅう)手紙(てがみ)を送(おく)って来(き)た。

Romanji

Ani wa senshū tegami o okuttekita.

Words

兄 (あに)

elder brother; older brother

は (は)

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

先週 (せんしゅう)

last week; the week before

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

送る (おくる)

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time); to live one's life; to pass (down the line); to affix okurigana

Kanji

兄

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに

Meanings: elder brother, big brother

先

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

週

Reading: シュウ

Meaning: week

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

紙

Readings: シ、 かみ

Meaning: paper

送

Readings: ソウ、 おく.る

Meanings: escort, send

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become