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彼は日本文学の研究者だ。

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日本 文学 研究者

English Translation

He's a student of Japanese literature.

Furigana

(かれ)日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa Nippon bungaku no kenkyūsha da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
文学 (ぶんがく)
literature
()
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
研究者 (けんきゅうしゃ)
researcher
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ケン、 と.ぐ
Meanings: polish, study of, sharpen
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 きわ.める
Meanings: research, study
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person