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彼は会社の帳簿に穴を開けた。

Sentence Analyzer

会社 帳簿 開けた

English Translation

He embezzled the money from his office.

Furigana

(かれ)会社(かいしゃ)帳簿(ちょうぼ)(あな)()けた。

Romanji

Kare wa kaisha no chōbo ni ana o aketa.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
会社 (かいしゃ)
company; corporation; workplace
()
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
帳簿 (ちょうぼ)
account book; register; ledger
()
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
(あな)
hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); pit (of a theater); hiding place; underbelly (of society, etc.)
()
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.
開ける (はだける)
to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: チョウ、 とばり
Meanings: notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent
簿
Reading: 
Meanings: register, record book
Readings: ケツ、 あな
Meanings: hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal