そのピアノの先生は彼女に対してつらくあたった。

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English Translation

The piano instructor was hard on her.

Furigana

そのピアノの先生(せんせい)は彼女(かのじょ)に対(たい)してつらくあたった。

Romanji

Sono piano no sensei wa kanojo nitaishite tsuraku atatta.

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...

ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)

piano

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

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)

teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence

は (は)

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

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

辛い (つらい)

painful; bitter; heart-breaking

当たる (あたる)

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship

Kanji

先

Readings: セン、さき、ま.ず

Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ、おんな、め

Meanings: woman, female

対

Readings: タイ、ツイ、あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い、なら.ぶ、むか.う

Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare