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その国の悪い指導者はお金にしか興味がなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 悪い 指導者 お金 しか 興味 なかった

English Translation

The evil leader of the country was interested only in money.

Furigana

その(くに)(わる)指導者(しどうしゃ)はお(かね)にしか興味(きょうみ)がなかった。

Romanji

Sono kuni no warui shidōsha wa okane ni shika kyōmi ga nakatta.

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...
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
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
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
指導者 (しどうしゃ)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
お金 (おかね)
money
()
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
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
興味 (きょうみ)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
Readings: ドウ、 みちび.く
Meanings: guidance, leading, conduct, usher
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 おこ.る、 おこ.す
Meanings: entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste