彼は発言の機会をうかがった。

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彼 は 発言 の 機会 を うかがった 。

English Translation

He watched for an opportunity to speak.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は発言(はつげん)の機会(きかい)をうかがった。

Romanji

Kare wa hatsugen no kikai o ukagatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

発言 (はつげん)

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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

機会 (きかい)

chance; opportunity

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.

窺う (うかがう)

to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly); to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

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