彼はあの時閣僚になり損ねた。
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English Translation
He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare wa ano toki kakuryō ni nari sokoneta.
Words
彼
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼の
(あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
時
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
閣僚
(かくりょう)
cabinet ministers
に
(に)
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
なる
(なる)
that is in; who is called; that is called; that is
損ねる
(そこねる)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
Kanji
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Reading: カク
Meanings: tower, tall building, palace
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: colleague, official, companion
Readings: ソン、 そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる
Meanings: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure