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Zach

彼に家業を継ぐようにときつけた。

Sentence Analyzer

家業 継ぐ ように ときつけた

English Translation

I persuaded him to take on the family business.

Furigana

(かれ)家業(かぎょう)()ぐようにときつけた。

Romanji

Kare ni kagyō o tsugu yōni tokitsuketa.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
家業 (かぎょう)
family business; trade; occupation; line of work; one's father's occupation
()
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.
継ぐ (つぐ)
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
説きつける (ときつける)
to persuade

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-
Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)