彼は自分の妻を受取人とする２万円の小切手を書いた。

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English Translation

He drew a check for twenty thousand yen in favor of his wife.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の妻(つま)を受取人(うけとりじん)とする２万(まん)円(えん)の小切手(こぎって)を書(か)いた。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun no tsuma o uketorijin to suru ni man en no kogitte o kaita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

妻 (つま)

wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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.

受取人 (うけとりにん)

recipient

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

万 (まん、よろず)

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various

円 (えん)

yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle

小切手 (こぎって)

cheque; check

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint