彼の機嫌を取るのは難しい。

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彼 の 機嫌 を 取る の は 難しい 。

English Translation

He is hard to please.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の機嫌(きげん)を取(と)るのは難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Kare no kigen o toru no wa muzukashii.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

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

機嫌 (きげん)

humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; safety; health; well-being; one's situation; in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

は (は)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

嫌

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 きら.う、 きら.い、 いや

Meanings: dislike, detest, hate

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

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