彼は議長の役を務めた。

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議長 務めた

English Translation

He acted as chairman.

Furigana

(かれ)議長(ぎちょう)(やく)(つと)めた。

Romanji

Kare wa gichō no yaku o tsutometa.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
議長 (ぎちょう)
chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)
()
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
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
()
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.
勤める (つとめる)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties