ある気前の良い男性が、およそ二十億円を慈善団体に寄付した。

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English Translation

A generous man contributed some two billion yen to charity.

Furigana

ある気前(きまえ)の良(よ)い男性(だんせい)が、およそ二(に)十(じゅう)億(おく)円(えん)を慈善(じぜん)団体(だんたい)に寄付(きふ)した。

Romanji

Aru kimae no yoi dansei ga, oyoso ni jū oku en o jizen dantai ni kifushita.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

気前 (きまえ)

generosity

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

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

男性 (だんせい)

man; male; masculine gender

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

凡そ (およそ)

about; roughly; approximately; generally; on the whole; as a rule; completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb); outline; gist

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

十 (じゅう、とお、と)

ten

億 (おく)

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

円 (えん)

yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

慈善 (じぜん)

charity; philanthropy

団体 (だんたい)

organization; organisation; association

に (に)

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

寄付 (きふ)

contribution; donation