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彼の政策は時代に先んじていた。

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政策 時代 先んじていた

English Translation

His policy was in advance of his times.

Furigana

(かれ)政策(せいさく)時代(じだい)(さき)んじていた。

Romanji

Kare no seisaku wa jidai ni sakinjiteita.

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
政策 (せいさく)
political measures; policy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時代 (じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
()
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
先んじる (さきんじる)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: サク
Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence