彼は人生の楽しみを知らなかった。
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English Translation
        Life passed him by.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Kare wa jinsei no tanoshimi o shiranakatta.
    
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                彼
            
            
                (かれ)
            
        
        
            he; him; his; boyfriend
        
    
            
                は
            
            
                (は)
            
        
        
            topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
        
    
            
                人生
            
            
                (じんせい)
            
        
        
            (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
        
    
            
                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
        
    
            
                楽しみ
            
            
                (たのしみ)
            
        
        
            enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                知る
            
            
                (しる)
            
        
        
            to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
        
    Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
                        Meanings: he, that, the
                    Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
                        Meaning: person
                    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: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
                        Meanings: music, comfort, ease
                    Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
                        Meanings: know, wisdom