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Zach

彼の成功は奇跡というほかなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

成功 奇跡 という ほか なかった

English Translation

His success was nothing short of a miracle.

Furigana

(かれ)成功(せいこう)奇跡(きせき)というほかなかった。

Romanji

Kare no seikō wa kiseki toiu hoka nakatta.

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
成功 (せいこう)
success; hit
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
奇跡 (きせき)
miracle; wonder; marvel
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(ほか)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: コウ、 ク、 いさお
Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
Readings: キ、 く.しき、 あや.しい、 くし、 めずら.しい
Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity
Readings: セキ、 あと
Meanings: tracks, mark, print, impression