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Zach

彼はその政党の主導権をにぎった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 政党 主導権 にぎった

English Translation

He assumed the leadership of the political party.

Furigana

(かれ)はその政党(せいとう)主導権(しゅどうけん)をにぎった。

Romanji

Kare wa sono seitō no shudōken o nigitta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
政党 (せいとう)
political party
()
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
主導権 (しゅどうけん)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
()
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.
握る (にぎる)
to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: トウ、 なかま、 むら
Meanings: party, faction, clique
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ドウ、 みちび.く
Meanings: guidance, leading, conduct, usher
Readings: ケン、 ゴン、 おもり、 かり、 はか.る
Meanings: authority, power, rights