彼の沈黙は事実上罪を認めたことだ。

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彼 の 沈黙 は 事実 上罪 を 認めた こと だ 。

English Translation

His silence was a practical admission of guilt.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の沈黙(ちんもく)は事実(じじつ)上罪(うえざい)を認(みと)めたことだ。

Romanji

Kare no chinmoku wa jijitsu uezai o mitometa koto da.

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

沈黙 (ちんもく)

silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction

は (は)

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

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

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.

認める (したためる)

to write up

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

沈

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める

Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

黙

Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す

Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

実

Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る

Meanings: reality, truth

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

罪

Readings: ザイ、 つみ

Meanings: guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

認

Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める

Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe