運転は下手だが、彼はどうにか運転免許に合格した。
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English Translation
He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.
Furigana
Romanji
Unten wa heta da ga, kare wa dōnika unten menkyo ni gōkakushita.
Words
運転
(うんてん)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
下手
(へた)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
どうにか
(どうにか)
in some way or other; one way or another
免許
(めんきょ)
license; permit; licence; certificate
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
合格
(ごうかく)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Kanji
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: メン、 まぬか.れる、 まぬが.れる
Meanings: excuse, dismissal
Readings: キョ、 ゆる.す、 もと
Meanings: permit, approve
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)