彼は本があまり売れないので暮らし向きが悪い。

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彼 は 本 が あまり 売れない ので 暮らし向き が 悪い 。

English Translation

He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は本(ほん)があまり売(う)れないので暮(く)らし向(む)きが悪(わる)い。

Romanji

Kare wa hon ga amari urenai node kurashimuki ga warui.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

が (が)

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

余り (あまり、あんまり)

remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over

売れる (うれる)

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

暮らし向き (くらしむき)

circumstances; lifestyle; life circumstances

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

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

売

Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる

Meaning: sell

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