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有力者

Reading

Kana: ゆうりょくしゃ
Romaji: yuuryokusha
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

influential person; man of importance

Kanji

有
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
力
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
者
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は政界(せいかい)の有力者(ゆうりょくしゃ)だ。
➥He is an influence in politics.
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古代(こだい)ローマでは、金持(かねも)ちの有力者(ゆうりょくしゃ)が街(まち)を歩(ある)く時(とき)に彼(かれ)らの周(まわ)りを護衛(ごえい)したボディガードが衛星(えいせい)と呼(よ)ばれた。
➥In ancient Rome, the bodyguards who surrounded the wealthy and powerful to protect them when they walked the streets, were called satellites.
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彼(かれ)を通(とお)して私(わたし)は町(まち)の有力者(ゆうりょくしゃ)と知(し)り合(あ)いになった。
➥Through him I got acquainted with the big names of the town.
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