彼の事は名前しか知らない。

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彼 の 事 は 名前 しか 知らない 。

English Translation

I know him only by name.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の事(こと)は名前(なまえ)しか知(し)らない。

Romanji

Kare no koto wa namae shika shiranai.

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

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

は (は)

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

名前 (なまえ)

name; full name; given name; first name

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

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

名

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な

Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom