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彼の定年後の生活は不幸なものであった。

Sentence Analyzer

定年後 生活 不幸な もの あった

English Translation

His life after retirement was unhappy.

Furigana

(かれ)定年後(ていねんご)生活(せいかつ)不幸(ふこう)なものであった。

Romanji

Kare no teinengo no seikatsu wa fukōna mono de atta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
生活 (せいかつ)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
不幸 (ふこう)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ
Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune