彼は22歳のとき、大学を卒業した。

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とき 大学 卒業した

English Translation

He graduated from college at the age of 22.

Furigana

(かれ)は22(さい)のとき、大学(だいがく)卒業(そつぎょう)した。

Romanji

Kare wa ni ni sai no toki, daigaku o sotsugyōshita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
()
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
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
大学 (だいがく)
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
()
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.
卒業 (そつぎょう)
graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい
Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ソツ、 シュツ、 そっ.する、 お.える、 お.わる、 ついに、 にわか
Meanings: graduate, soldier, private, die
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance