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しょうねん
少年
にとって
はは
母
の
てがみ
手紙
は
こころ
心
の
ささ
支
えだった。
His mother's letters were an anchor to the boy.
Grammar and points of interest
ちち and おとうさん ちち and おとうさん
 
少年にとって母の手紙は心の支えだった。
にとって にとって
 
for, to, from the standpoint of
少年にとって母の手紙は心の支えだった。
Words
し ょ う ね ん 0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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expression
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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は は 2
noun
mother  (see also: 父; かか was used by children; humble)
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て が み 0
letter
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こ こ ろ 3 こ こ ろ 2
noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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さ さ え 3 さ さ え 2 さ さ え 0
noun
support; stay; prop
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
年
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヰ
wheel around
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母
ボ   はは mother   
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
紙
シ   かみ paper   
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氏
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
糸
シ   いと thread   
心
シン   こころ heart   
支
シ   ささえる to support   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
又
また again   
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