私の申し出に応じられないという趣旨の手紙を彼から受け取った。

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私 の 申し出 に 応じられない という 趣旨 の 手紙 を 彼 から 受け取った 。

English Translation

I received a letter from him to the effect that he could not accept my offer.

Furigana

私(わたし)の申(もう)し出(で)に応(おう)じられないという趣旨(しゅし)の手紙(てがみ)を彼(かれ)から受(う)け取(と)った。

Romanji

Watashi no mōshide ni ōjirarenai toiu shushi no tegami o kare kara uketotta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

申し出 (もうしで、もうしいで)

proposal; request; claim; report; notice; offer

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

応じる (おうじる)

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

趣旨 (しゅし)

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect; goal; intent; object; aim; point

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

申

Readings: シン、 もう.す、 もう.し-、 さる

Meanings: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

応

Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える

Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept

趣

Readings: シュ、 おもむき、 おもむ.く

Meanings: purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

旨

Readings: シ、 むね、 うま.い

Meanings: delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

紙

Readings: シ、 かみ

Meaning: paper

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up