彼は自分がいつか新発見すると確信していた。

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English Translation

He was sure that he would make a new discovery some day.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)がいつか新(しん)発見(はっけん)すると確信(かくしん)していた。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun ga itsuka shin hakkensuru to kakushinshiteita.

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何時か (いつか)

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time

新 (しん)

new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)

発見 (はっけん)

discovery; detection; finding

と (と)

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

確信 (かくしん)

conviction; belief; confidence

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

自

Readings: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

新

Readings: シン、あたら.しい、あら.た、あら-、にい-

Meaning: new

発

Readings: ハツ、ホツ、た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

確

Readings: カク、コウ、たし.か、たし.かめる

Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

信

Reading: シン

Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust