彼の話はほぼ真相に近かった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼 の 話 は ほぼ 真相 に 近かった 。

English Translation

His description approximated to the truth.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の話(はなし)はほぼ真相(しんそう)に近(ちか)かった。

Romanji

Kare no hanashi wa hobo shinsō ni chikakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

は (は)

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

略 (ほぼ)

almost; roughly; approximately

真相 (しんそう)

truth; real situation

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

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

真

Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと

Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount