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学校からの帰りににわか雨に遭って、ぼくはずぶ濡れになって風邪をひいた。

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学校 から 帰り にわか雨 遭って ぼく ずぶ濡れ なって 風邪 ひいた

English Translation

I was caught in a shower on my way home from school, got soaking wet and caught a cold.

Furigana

学校(がっこう)からの(かえ)りににわか(あめ)()って、ぼくはずぶ()れになって風邪(かぜ)をひいた。

Romanji

Gakkō kara no kaeri ni niwakaame ni atte, boku wa zubunure ni natte kaze o hiita.

Words

学校 (がっこう)
school
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
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
帰り (かえり)
return; coming back
()
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
俄雨 (にわかあめ)
rain shower
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ずぶ濡れ (ずぶぬれ)
soaked; dripping wet
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
()
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.
轢く (ひく)
to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: ソウ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる
Meanings: encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジュ、 ニュ、 ぬれ.る、 ぬら.す、 ぬ.れる、 ぬ.らす、 うるお.い、 うるお.う、 うるお.す
Meanings: get wet, damp, make love
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: ジャ、 よこし.ま
Meanings: wicked, injustice, wrong