彼らはそのころ暮らし向きが悪かった。

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彼ら は その ころ 暮らし向き が 悪かった 。

English Translation

They were badly off at that time.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らはそのころ暮(く)らし向(む)きが悪(わる)かった。

Romanji

Karera wa sono koro kurashimuki ga warukatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

暮らし向き (くらしむき)

circumstances; lifestyle; life circumstances

が (が)

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

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

暮

Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす

Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

悪

Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong