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兄は大学にいけるように奨学金を狙っている。

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大学 いける ように 奨学金 狙っている

English Translation

My brother has his eye on a scholarship so he can go to college.

Furigana

(あに)大学(だいがく)にいけるように奨学金(しょうがくきん)(ねら)っている。

Romanji

Ani wa daigaku ni ikeru yōni shōgakukin o neratteiru.

Words

(あに)
elder brother; older brother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大学 (だいがく)
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
()
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
行ける (いける、イケる)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
奨学金 (しょうがくきん)
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
()
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.
狙う (ねらう)
to aim at

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 あに
Meanings: elder brother, big brother
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 すす.める
Meanings: exhort, urge, encourage
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ソ、 ショ、 ねら.う、 ねら.い
Meanings: aim at, sight, shadow, stalk