この彼の小説は、前作より劣っています。
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English Translation
This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.
Furigana
この彼 の小説 は、前作 より劣 っています。
Romanji
Kono kare no shōsetsu wa, zensaku yori ototteimasu.
Words
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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
小説
(しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
前作
(ぜんさく、まえさく)
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
劣る
(おとる)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: レツ、 おと.る
Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse