彼は巡査部長の地位に昇った。

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彼は巡査部長の地位に昇った。

English Translation

He rose to the rank of sergeant.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は巡査(じゅんさ)部長(ぶちょう)の地位(ちい)に昇(のぼ)った。

Romanji

Kare wa junsa buchō no chii ni nobotta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

巡査 (じゅんさ)

police; policeman

部長 (ぶちょう)

head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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

地位 (ちい)

(social) position; status

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

上る (のぼる)

to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)