彼はまだ幼すぎて、厳しい訓練は彼のためにならない。

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English Translation

He is too young to benefit from firm discipline.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はまだ幼(おさな)すぎて、厳(きび)しい訓練(くんれん)は彼(かれ)のためにならない。

Romanji

Kare wa mada osanasugite, kibishii kunren wa kare no tameni naranai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

幼い (おさない、いとけない)

very young; childish; immature

厳しい (きびしい、いかめしい)

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic; intense (cold); harsh

訓練 (くんれん)

practice; practising; training

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

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

幼

Readings: ヨウ、おさな.い

Meanings: infancy, childhood

厳

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、おごそ.か、きび.しい、いか.めしい、いつくし

Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity

訓

Readings: クン、キン、おし.える、よ.む、くん.ずる

Meanings: instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read

練

Readings: レン、ね.る、ね.り

Meanings: practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine