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彼は仕事人生は、野菜を積んで家々を回る小さな荷車から始まった。

Sentence Analyzer

仕事 人生 野菜 積んで 家々 回る 小さな 荷車 から 始まった

English Translation

He began his career with a small vegetable cart which he took around from house to house.

Furigana

(かれ)仕事(しごと)人生(じんせい)は、野菜(やさい)()んで家々(いえいえ)(まわ)(ちい)さな荷車(にぐるま)から(はじ)まった。

Romanji

Kare wa shigoto jinsei wa, yasai o tsunde ieie o mawaru chiisana niguruma kara hajimatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
人生 (じんせい)
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
野菜 (やさい)
vegetable
()
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.
積む (つむ)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
家々 (いえいえ)
every house or family
回る (まわる)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
荷車 (にぐるま)
cart; wagon
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
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
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: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: サイ、 な
Meanings: vegetable, side dish, greens
Readings: セキ、 つ.む、 -づ.み、 つ.もる、 つ.もり
Meanings: volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: カ、 に
Meanings: baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin