トムは小川さんから多くの人が成金を軽蔑すると聞いた。

Sentence Analyzer

とむは小川さんから多くの人が成金を軽蔑すると聞いた。

English Translation

Tom learnt from Mr Ogawa that many people have scorn for the nouveau riche.

Furigana

トムは小川(おがわ)さんから多(おお)くの人(ひと)が成金(なりきん)を軽蔑(けいべつ)すると聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Tomu wa Ogawa san kara ōku no hito ga narikin o keibetsusuru to kiita.

Words

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

小川 (おがわ)

streamlet; brook

さん (さん)

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

成金 (なりきん)

upstart; nouveau riche; new rich; coming into wealth suddenly; piece promoted to gold general

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.

軽蔑 (けいべつ)

scorn; disdain; contempt

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance