彼は大学卒業後１０年間親のすねをかじって生活してきた。

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English Translation

He has lived off his parents for ten years since he graduated from college.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は大学(だいがく)卒業後(そつぎょうご)１０年間(ねんかん)親(おや)のすねをかじって生活(せいかつ)してきた。

Romanji

Kare wa daigaku sotsugyōgo ichi zero nenkan oya no sune o kajitte seikatsushitekita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

大学 (だいがく)

post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books

卒業後 (そつぎょうご)

after graduation

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年間 (ねんかん)

year (period of)

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

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

脛 (すね、はぎ)

shin; shank; lower leg

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.

齧る (かじる)

to chew; to bite (at); to gnaw; to nibble; to munch; to crunch; to have a smattering of; to dabble in (e.g. hobby, instrument)

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood