彼は気難しそうに見えるが根はやさしい。

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彼 は 気難しそう に 見える が 根 は やさしい 。

English Translation

He looks bad-tempered, but he is kind at heart.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は気難(きむずか)しそうに見(み)えるが根(ね)はやさしい。

Romanji

Kare wa kimuzukashisō ni mieru ga ne wa yasashii.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

が (が)

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

根 (ね)

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; one's true nature; (fishing) reef

易しい (やさしい)

easy; plain; simple

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

難

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い

Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

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

根

Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね

Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)