彼の専門的知識の欠陥が昇進を妨げた。

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専門的 知識 欠陥 昇進 妨げた

English Translation

His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion.

Furigana

(かれ)専門的(せんもんてき)知識(ちしき)欠陥(けっかん)昇進(しょうしん)(さまた)げた。

Romanji

Kare no senmonteki chishiki no kekkan ga shōshin o samatageta.

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
専門的 (せんもんてき)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
知識 (ちしき)
knowledge; information
欠陥 (けっかん)
defect; fault; deficiency; deformity; shortage; gap
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
昇進 (しょうしん)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
()
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.
妨げる (さまたげる)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セン、 もっぱ.ら
Meanings: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す
Meanings: discriminating, know, write
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: カン、 おちい.る、 おとしい.れる
Meanings: collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into
Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る
Meaning: rise up
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: ボウ、 さまた.げる
Meanings: disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct