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彼の失敗の直接の原因は勉強不足だった。

Sentence Analyzer

失敗 直接 原因 勉強 不足 だった

English Translation

The immediate cause of his failure was lack of study.

Furigana

(かれ)失敗(しっぱい)直接(ちょくせつ)原因(げんいん)勉強(べんきょう)不足(ふそく)だった。

Romanji

Kare no shippai no chokusetsu no gen'in wa benkyō fusoku datta.

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
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
直接 (ちょくせつ)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
原因 (げんいん)
cause; origin; source
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
勉強 (べんきょう)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
不足 (ふそく)
insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: セツ、 ショウ、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む
Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
Readings: ベン、 つと.める
Meanings: exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear