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彼がわいろを拒否したのは大変賢明だった。

Sentence Analyzer

わいろ 拒否した 大変 賢明 だった

English Translation

It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.

Furigana

(かれ)がわいろを拒否(きょひ)したのは大変(たいへん)賢明(けんめい)だった。

Romanji

Kare ga wairo o kyohishita no wa taihen kenmei datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
賄賂 (わいろ、ワイロ)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
()
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.
拒否 (きょひ)
denial; veto; rejection; refusal
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
賢明 (けんめい)
wisdom; intelligence; prudence
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キョ、 ゴ、 こば.む
Meanings: repel, refuse, reject, decline
Readings: ヒ、 いな、 いや
Meanings: negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ケン、 かしこ.い
Meanings: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light