彼の欠点のゆえにかえって人々は彼を好いた。

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彼 の 欠点 の ゆえに かえって 人々 は 彼 を 好いた 。

English Translation

People liked him all the better for his faults.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の欠点(けってん)のゆえにかえって人々(ひとびと)は彼(かれ)を好(す)いた。

Romanji

Kare no ketten no yueni kaette hitobito wa kare o suita.

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

欠点 (けってん)

fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade

故に (ゆえに)

therefore; consequently

却って (かえって)

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

を (を)

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.

好く (すく)

to like; to love; to be fond of

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

点

Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち

Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something