彼は仕事を求めて東京へやってきた。
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English Translation
He came to Tokyo in search of employment.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa shigoto o motomete Tōkyō e yattekita.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
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
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.
求める
(もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy
東京
(とうきょう)
Tokyo
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
やって来る
(やってくる)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand
Readings: トウ、 ひがし
Meaning: east
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 キン、 みやこ
Meanings: capital, 10**16