彼には道徳観念が欠けている。

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彼 に は 道徳 観念 が 欠けている 。

English Translation

He lacks moral sense.

Furigana

彼(かれ)には道徳(どうとく)観念(かんねん)が欠(か)けている。

Romanji

Kare ni wa dōtoku kannen ga kaketeiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

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

は (は)

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

道徳 (どうとく)

morals

観念 (かんねん)

idea; notion; conception; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; acceptance; observation and contemplation

が (が)

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

欠ける (かける)

to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; to be lacking; to be missing; to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

徳

Reading: トク

Meanings: benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect

観

Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す

Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

念

Reading: ネン

Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

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