社員たちは会議で率直な意見を交わした。

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社員たち は 会議 で 率直な 意見 を 交わした 。

English Translation

The staff exchanged frank opinions in the meeting.

Furigana

社員(しゃいん)たちは会議(かいぎ)で率直(そっちょく)な意見(いけん)を交(か)わした。

Romanji

Shaintachi wa kaigi de sotchokuna iken o kawashita.

Words

は (は)

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

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

で (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.

率直 (そっちょく)

frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

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.

交わす (かわす)

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; to interlace; ... with one another; ... to each other

Kanji

社

Readings: シャ、 やしろ

Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

議

Reading: ギ

Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

率

Readings: ソツ、 リツ、 シュツ、 ひき.いる

Meanings: ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor

直

Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ

Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

交

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going