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彼は18年間働いた会社と関係を絶った。

Sentence Analyzer

年間 働いた 会社 関係 絶った

English Translation

He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years.

Furigana

(かれ)は18年間(ねんかん)(はたら)いた会社(かいしゃ)関係(かんけい)()った。

Romanji

Kare wa ichi hachi nenkan hataraita kaisha to kankei o tatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(はち、や)
eight
年間 (ねんかん)
year (period of)
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
会社 (かいしゃ)
company; corporation; workplace
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
関係 (かんけい)
relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...
()
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.
断つ (たつ)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to abstain (from)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Readings: ケイ、 かか.る、 かかり、 -がかり、 かか.わる
Meanings: person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
Readings: ゼツ、 た.える、 た.やす、 た.つ
Meanings: discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress