社長は経営の不振の責任をとって辞任した。

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社長 は 経営 の 不振 の 責任 を とって 辞任した 。

English Translation

The president held himself responsible for the slump in business, and left his post.

Furigana

社長(しゃちょう)は経営(けいえい)の不振(ふしん)の責任(せきにん)をとって辞任(じにん)した。

Romanji

Shachō wa keiei no fushin no sekinin o totte jininshita.

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

経営 (けいえい)

management; administration

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

不振 (ふしん)

dullness; depression; slump; stagnation

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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.

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)

辞任 (じにん)

to resign; resignation

Kanji

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

経

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり

Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp

営

Readings: エイ、 いとな.む、 いとな.み

Meanings: occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

振

Readings: シン、 ふ.る、 ぶ.る、 ふ.り、 -ぶ.り、 ふ.るう

Meanings: shake, wave, wag, swing

責

Readings: セキ、 せ.める

Meanings: blame, condemn, censure

任

Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す

Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

辞

Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む

Meanings: resign, word, term, expression