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Zach

彼は政治家並から言えば、演説がうまい。

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政治 家並 から 言えば 演説 うまい

English Translation

He is a good speaker as politicians go.

Furigana

(かれ)政治(せいじ)家並(やなみ)から()えば、演説(えんぜつ)がうまい。

Romanji

Kare wa seiji yanami kara ieba, enzetsu ga umai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
政治 (せいじ)
politics; government
家並 (いえなみ、やなみ)
row of houses; every door
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
演説 (えんぜつ)
speech; address
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
上手い (うまい)
skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising

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
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに
Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: エン
Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor