昇進がより一層働く刺激となった。

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昇進 より 一層 働く 刺激 なった

English Translation

Promotion was an incentive to harder work.

Furigana

昇進(しょうしん)がより一層(いっそう)(はたら)刺激(しげき)となった。

Romanji

Shōshin ga yori issō hataraku shigeki to natta.

Words

昇進 (しょうしん)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
一層 (いっそう)
much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
刺激 (しげき)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る
Meaning: rise up
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: ソウ
Meanings: stratum, social class, layer, story, floor
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Readings: シ、 さ.す、 さ.さる、 さ.し、 さし、 とげ
Meanings: thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Readings: ゲキ、 はげ.しい
Meanings: violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite