彼は大学時代の教授に励まされた。

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彼 は 大学 時代 の 教授 に 励まされた 。

English Translation

He was encouraged by a professor from his college days.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は大学(だいがく)時代(じだい)の教授(きょうじゅ)に励(はげ)まされた。

Romanji

Kare wa daigaku jidai no kyōju ni hagemasareta.

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

時代 (じだい)

period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece

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

教授 (きょうじゅ)

professor; teaching; instruction

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

励ます (はげます)

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

教

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる

Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine

授

Readings: ジュ、 さず.ける、 さず.かる

Meanings: impart, instruct, grant, confer

励

Readings: レイ、 はげ.む、 はげ.ます

Meanings: encourage, be diligent, inspire