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Zach

秘書が昇進を求めているんです。

Sentence Analyzer

秘書 昇進 求めている です

English Translation

My secretary is pushing for a promotion.

Furigana

秘書(ひしょ)昇進(しょうしん)(もと)めているんです。

Romanji

Hisho ga shōshin o motometeiru n desu.

Words

秘書 (ひしょ)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
昇進 (しょうしん)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
()
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.
求める (もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
Meanings: secret, conceal
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る
Meaning: rise up
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand