彼は東洋の国々の文化を研究していた。
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English Translation
        He has studied the cultures of Eastern Countries.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Kare wa tōyō no kuniguni no bunka o kenkyūshiteita.
    
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                彼
            
            
                (かれ)
            
        
        
            he; him; his; boyfriend
        
    
            
                は
            
            
                (は)
            
        
        
            topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
        
    
            
                東洋
            
            
                (とうよう)
            
        
        
            Orient
        
    
            
                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
        
    
            
                国々
            
            
                (くにぐに)
            
        
        
            countries
        
    
            
                文化
            
            
                (ぶんか)
            
        
        
            culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                研究
            
            
                (けんきゅう)
            
        
        
            study; research; investigation
        
    Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
                        Meanings: he, that, the
                    Readings: トウ、 ひがし
                        Meaning: east
                    Reading: ヨウ
                        Meanings: ocean, western style
                    Readings: コク、 くに
                        Meaning: country
                    Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
                        Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
                    Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
                        Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
                    Readings: ケン、 と.ぐ
                        Meanings: polish, study of, sharpen
                    Readings: キュウ、 ク、 きわ.める
                        Meanings: research, study