社長は従業員に生産性を高めるように命じた。
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English Translation
The president instructed the employees to improve their productivity.
Furigana
Romanji
Shachō wa jūgyōin ni seisansei o takameru yōni meijita.
Words
社長
(しゃちょう)
company president; manager; director
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
従業員
(じゅうぎょういん)
employee; worker
に
(に)
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
生産性
(せいさんせい)
fecundity; productivity
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.
高める
(たかめる)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
様に
(ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
命じる
(めいじる)
to order; to command; to appoint
Kanji
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より
Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint