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前途に苦難があるという思いで彼の心は重かった。

Sentence Analyzer

前途 苦難 ある という 思い 重かった

English Translation

A sense of trouble ahead oppressed his spirits.

Furigana

前途(ぜんと)苦難(くなん)があるという(おも)いで(かれ)(こころ)(おも)かった。

Romanji

Zento ni kunan ga aru toiu omoi de kare no kokoro wa omokatta.

Words

前途 (ぜんと)
future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead
()
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
苦難 (くなん)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
思い (おもい)
thought; imagination; mind; heart; desire; wish; hope; expectation; love; affection; feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ト、 みち
Meanings: route, way, road
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
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold