彼は絵画と彫刻を学ぶために美術学校へ通った。

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English Translation

He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は絵画(かいが)と彫刻(ちょうこく)を学(まな)ぶために美術(びじゅつ)学校(がっこう)へ通(とお)った。

Romanji

Kare wa kaiga to chōkoku o manabu tameni bijutsu gakkō e tōtta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

絵画 (かいが)

picture; painting

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

彫刻 (ちょうこく)

carving; engraving; sculpture

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.

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

美術 (びじゅつ)

art; fine arts

学校 (がっこう)

school

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

通る (とおる)

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; to run (between); to operate (between); to connect; to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); to be well-informed; to be wise; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly