上司は私の仕事の文句を言った。

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上司 は 私 の 仕事 の 文句 を 言った 。

English Translation

My boss grumbled at me about my work.

Furigana

上司(じょうし)は私(わたし)の仕事(しごと)の文句(もんく)を言(い)った。

Romanji

Jōshi wa watashi no shigoto no monku o itta.

Words

上司 (じょうし)

superior authorities; boss

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

文句 (もんく)

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

を (を)

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.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

司

Readings: シ、 つかさど.る

Meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

句

Reading: ク

Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word