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私は家族のために休日を返上することに同意した。

Sentence Analyzer

家族 ために 休日 返上する こと 同意した

English Translation

I concurred in giving up my vacation for my family.

Furigana

(わたし)家族(かぞく)のために休日(きゅうじつ)返上(へんじょう)することに同意(どうい)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa kazoku no tameni kyūjitsu o henjōsuru koto ni dōishita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
家族 (かぞく)
family; members of a family
()
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
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
休日 (きゅうじつ)
holiday; day off
()
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.
返上 (へんじょう)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
同意 (どうい)
agreement; consent; same opinion; approval; same meaning

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Reading: ゾク
Meanings: tribe, family
Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay
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
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking