彼は爪を噛む癖をやっと直した。

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彼 は 爪 を 噛む 癖 を やっと 直した 。

English Translation

He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は爪(つめ)を噛(か)む癖(くせ)をやっと直(なお)した。

Romanji

Kare wa tsume o kamu kuse o yatto naoshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

爪 (つめ)

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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.

噛む (かむ)

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore); to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together; to be involved in; to fumble one's words (during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to strongly confute; to argue down; to rebuke; to scold harshly

癖 (くせ、へき)

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink

やっと (やっと)

at last; at length; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

治す (なおす)

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to repair; to do over again (after -masu base of verb); to replace; to put back as it was; to convert (into a different state); to transform

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

爪

Readings: ソウ、 つめ、 つま-

Meanings: claw, nail, talon

噛

Readings: コウ、 ゴウ、 か.む、 か.じる

Meanings: chew, bite, gnaw

癖

Readings: ヘキ、 くせ、 くせ.に

Meanings: mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

直

Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ

Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair