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正式にはそれは彼の責任ではあるが、実際は秘書が全部こなしている。

Sentence Analyzer

正式 それ 責任 ある 実際 秘書 全部 こなしている

English Translation

Officially it is his responsibility, but in fact his secretary does all the work.

Furigana

正式(せいしき)にはそれは(かれ)責任(せきにん)ではあるが、実際(じっさい)秘書(ひしょ)全部(ぜんぶ)こなしている。

Romanji

Seishiki ni wa sore wa kare no sekinin de wa aru ga, jissai wa hisho ga zenbu konashiteiru.

Words

正式 (せいしき)
due form; official; formality
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
(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
責任 (せきにん)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(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.
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
実際 (じっさい)
practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
秘書 (ひしょ)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
全部 (ぜんぶ)
all; entire; whole; altogether
熟す (こなす)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to crush; to be able to use; to be good at; to have a good command of; to finish; to complete; to manage; to perform; to sell; to do ... well; to do ... completely

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セキ、 せ.める
Meanings: blame, condemn, censure
Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す
Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth
Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ
Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when
Readings: ヒ、 ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
Meanings: secret, conceal
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine