父親が死んだ後、彼が事業を引き継いだ。

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父親 が 死んだ 後 、 彼 が 事業 を 引き継いだ 。

English Translation

He took over the business after his father died.

Furigana

父親(ちちおや)が死(し)んだ後(のち)、彼(かれ)が事業(じぎょう)を引(ひ)き継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Chichioya ga shinda nochi, kare ga jigyō o hikitsuida.

Words

父親 (ちちおや)

father

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

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.

引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ)

to take over; to hand over

Kanji

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

後

Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる

Meanings: behind, back, later

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)