スミス氏が後任の委員長として発表された。

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スミス 後任 委員長 として 発表された

English Translation

Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.

Furigana

スミス()後任(こうにん)委員長(いいんちょう)として発表(はっぴょう)された。

Romanji

Sumisu shi ga kōnin no iinchō toshite happyōsareta.

Words

()
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
後任 (こうにん)
successor
()
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
委員長 (いいんちょう)
committee chairman
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
発表 (はっぴょう)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling

Kanji

Readings: シ、 うじ、 -うじ
Meanings: family name, surname, clan
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す
Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Readings: イ、 ゆだ.ねる
Meanings: committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram