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こんな裁判官は、定年より前に引退する方がよい。

Sentence Analyzer

こんな 裁判官 定年 より 引退する よい

English Translation

Such a judge should retire from his job before retirement age.

Furigana

こんな裁判官(さいばんかん)は、定年(ていねん)より(まえ)引退(いんたい)する(ほう)がよい。

Romanji

Konna saibankan wa, teinen yori mae ni intaisuru hō ga yoi.

Words

こんな (こんな)
such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this
裁判官 (さいばんかん)
judge
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
定年 (ていねん)
retirement age; years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
引退 (いんたい)
retire
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 た.つ、 さば.く
Meanings: tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る
Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative