彼は、父が死んだとき、遺産を受け継いだ。

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彼 は 、 父 が 死んだ とき 、 遺産 を 受け継いだ 。

English Translation

He came into a fortune when his father died.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は、父(ちち)が死(し)んだとき、遺産(いさん)を受(う)け継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Kare wa, chichi ga shinda toki, isan o uketsuida.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

遺産 (いさん)

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

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.

受け継ぐ (うけつぐ)

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

遺

Readings: イ、 ユイ、 のこ.す

Meanings: bequeath, leave behind, reserve

産

Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す

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

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

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