彼は父親の会社の経営を引き継いだ。

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彼 は 父親 の 会社 の 経営 を 引き継いだ 。

English Translation

He has taken charge of his father's company.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は父親(ちちおや)の会社(かいしゃ)の経営(けいえい)を引(ひ)き継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Kare wa chichioya no kaisha no keiei o hikitsuida.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

父親 (ちちおや)

father

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

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

経営 (けいえい)

management; administration

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.

引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ)

to take over; to hand over

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

経

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

営

Readings: エイ、 いとな.む、 いとな.み

Meanings: occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)