彼は生涯独身のままだった。
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English Translation
He remained a bachelor all his life.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa shōgai dokushin no mama datta.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生涯
(しょうがい)
one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death); one's career
独身
(どくしん)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
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
乳母
(うば、めのと、おんば、にゅうぼ、ちうば、ちおも、ちも、にゅうも、まま)
wet nurse; nursing mother
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ガイ、 はて
Meanings: horizon, shore, limit, bound
Readings: ドク、 トク、 ひと.り
Meanings: single, alone, spontaneously, Germany
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life