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私自身も、当社に入社する前の会社では、2度ほどトップに直言した経験があります。

Sentence Analyzer

自身 当社 入社する 会社 ほど トップ 直言した 経験 あります

English Translation

I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top.

Furigana

(わたし)自身(じしん)も、当社(とうしゃ)入社(にゅうしゃ)する(まえ)会社(かいしゃ)では、2()ほどトップに直言(ちょくげん)した経験(けいけん)があります。

Romanji

Watashi jishin mo, tōsha ni nyūshasuru mae no kaisha de wa, ni do hodo toppu ni chokugenshita keiken ga arimasu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
自身 (じしん)
by oneself; personally
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
当社 (とうしゃ)
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
()
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
入社 (にゅうしゃ)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
(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
()
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
会社 (かいしゃ)
company; corporation; workplace
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
()
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
トップ (トップ)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
直言 (ちょくげん)
plain speaking
経験 (けいけん)
experience
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing