彼の家族はかなり生活が苦しい。

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彼 の 家族 は かなり 生活 が 苦しい 。

English Translation

His family is rather badly off.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の家族(かぞく)はかなり生活(せいかつ)が苦(くる)しい。

Romanji

Kare no kazoku wa kanari seikatsu ga kurushii.

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

家族 (かぞく)

family; members of a family

は (は)

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

可也 (かなり)

considerably; fairly; quite

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

苦しい (くるしい)

painful; difficult; agonizing; needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances); forced (smile, joke); lame (excuse); strained (interpretation); awkward (situation); painful (position); (after masu stem) hard to do; unpleasant

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

族

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: tribe, family

生

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

活

Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける

Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living

苦

Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る

Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl