ジョーンズ氏のために送別会が開かれた。

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ジョーンズ ために 送別会 開かれた

English Translation

A farewell party was held for Mr. Jones.

Furigana

ジョーンズ()のために送別会(そうべつかい)(ひら)かれた。

Romanji

Jo-Nzu shi no tameni sōbetsukai ga hirakareta.

Words

()
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
()
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
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
送別会 (そうべつかい)
farewell party
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
開く (ひらく)
to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 うじ、 -うじ
Meanings: family name, surname, clan
Readings: ソウ、 おく.る
Meanings: escort, send
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal