彼女達は社会的地位の向上を願った。
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English Translation
The women longed to climb up the social ladder.
Furigana
Romanji
Kanojotachi wa shakaiteki chii no kōjō o negatta.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
社会的
(しゃかいてき)
social
地位
(ちい)
(social) position; status
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
向上
(こうじょう)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
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.
願う
(ねがう)
to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; to have something done for oneself
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: イ、 くらい、 ぐらい
Meanings: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい
Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope