悲しい知らせに彼は食欲がなくなった。

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悲しい 知らせ に 彼 は 食欲 が なくなった 。

English Translation

The sad news took away his appetite.

Furigana

悲(かな)しい知(し)らせに彼(かれ)は食欲(しょくよく)がなくなった。

Romanji

Kanashii shirase ni kare wa shokuyoku ga nakunatta.

Words

悲しい (かなしい)

sad; sorrowful

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

食欲 (しょくよく)

appetite (for food)

が (が)

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

無くなる (なくなる)

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

Kanji

悲

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ

Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

欲

Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい

Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving