彼はおじの財産を継いだ。

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彼 は おじ の 財産 を 継いだ 。

English Translation

He succeeded to his uncle's fortune.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はおじの財産(ざいさん)を継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Kare wa oji no zaisan o tsuida.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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

財産 (ざいさん)

property; fortune; assets

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.

継ぐ (つぐ)

to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

財

Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから

Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)