本当に骨の折れる仕事だった。

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本当に 骨 の 折れる 仕事 だった 。

English Translation

It was real hard work.

Furigana

本当(ほんとう)に骨(ほね)の折(お)れる仕事(しごと)だった。

Romanji

Hontōni hone no oreru shigoto datta.

Words

本当に (ほんとうに、ほんとに、ホントに、ホントーに、ホントウに)

really; truly

骨 (ほね)

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult

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

折れる (おれる)

to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit; to turn (a corner)

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

当

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし

Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself

骨

Readings: コツ、 ほね

Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

折

Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる

Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly