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彼は予想以上に有能な弁護士だ。

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予想 以上に 有能な 弁護士

English Translation

He is an abler lawyer than I expected.

Furigana

(かれ)予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)有能(ゆうのう)弁護士(べんごし)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa yosō ijōni yūnōna bengoshi da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
予想 (よそう)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
有能 (ゆうのう)
able; capable; efficient; skill
弁護士 (べんごし)
lawyer; attorney
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め
Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う
Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)