彼は政府の高官に多少面識がある。
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English Translation
He has some acquaintance with the government people.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa seifu no kōkan ni tashō menshiki ga aru.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
政府
(せいふ)
government; administration
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
高官
(こうかん)
high official
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
多少
(たしょう)
more or less; somewhat; a little; some; amount; quantity
面識
(めんしき)
acquaintance
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る
(ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: フ
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す
Meanings: discriminating, know, write