彼の提案は骨抜きになった。

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彼 の 提案 は 骨抜き に なった 。

English Translation

His proposal has been watered down.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の提案(ていあん)は骨抜(ほねぬ)きになった。

Romanji

Kare no teian wa honenuki ni natta.

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

提案 (ていあん)

proposal; proposition; suggestion

は (は)

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

骨抜き (ほねぬき)

boned (e.g. fish, etc.); watered down (e.g. plan, bill, etc.); mutilated; lacking integrity or moral backbone

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

提

Readings: テイ、 チョウ、 ダイ、 さ.げる

Meanings: propose, take along, carry in hand

案

Readings: アン、 つくえ

Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

骨

Readings: コツ、 ほね

Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit