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彼は父親の会社の営業を引き継いだ。

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父親 会社 営業 引き継いだ

English Translation

He has taken charge of his father's company.

Furigana

(かれ)父親(ちちおや)会社(かいしゃ)営業(えいぎょう)()()いだ。

Romanji

Kare wa chichioya no kaisha no eigyō o hikitsuida.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
父親 (ちちおや)
father
()
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
営業 (えいぎょう)
business; trade; sales; operations
()
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

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: エイ、 いとな.む、 いとな.み
Meanings: occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-
Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)