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その役人は、自分自身でその苦情処理が出来なかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 役人 自分 自身 その 苦情 処理 出来なかった

English Translation

The official could not deal with the complaint himself.

Furigana

その役人(やくにん)は、自分(じぶん)自身(じしん)でその苦情(くじょう)処理(しょり)出来(でき)なかった。

Romanji

Sono yakunin wa, jibun jishin de sono kujō shori ga dekinakatta.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
役人 (やくにん)
government official
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
自身 (じしん)
by oneself; personally
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
苦情 (くじょう)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
処理 (しょり)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -こ、 お.る
Meanings: dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become