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彼はスポーツのおかげで劣等感が直った。

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スポーツ おかげ 劣等感 直った

English Translation

Sports cured him of his inferiority complex.

Furigana

(かれ)はスポーツのおかげで劣等感(れっとうかん)(なお)った。

Romanji

Kare wa supo-tsu no okage de rettōkan ga naotta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
スポーツ (スポーツ)
sport; sports
()
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
お蔭 (おかげ)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
劣等感 (れっとうかん)
inferiority complex
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
治る (なおる)
to be cured; to get well; to be healed; to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: レツ、 おと.る
Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
Readings: トウ、 ひと.しい、 など、 -ら
Meanings: etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair