読書が彼のおもな楽しみだ。

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読書が彼のおもな楽しみだ。

English Translation

Reading is his chief amusement.

Furigana

読書(どくしょ)が彼(かれ)のおもな楽(たの)しみだ。

Romanji

Dokusho ga kare no omo na tanoshimi da.

Words

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

が (が)

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

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

重い (おもい)

heavy; weighty; massive; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy; slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy; important; serious; grave; serious; severe; critical; solid; established; dignified; sensible

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

楽しみ (たのしみ)

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative