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Zach

君は課長としての貫禄がないね。

Sentence Analyzer

課長 として 貫禄 ない

English Translation

You don't have proper dignity as chief of the section.

Furigana

(きみ)課長(かちょう)としての貫禄(かんろく)がないね。

Romanji

Kimi wa kachō toshite no kanroku ga nai ne.

Words

(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
課長 (かちょう)
section manager; section chief
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
()
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
貫禄 (かんろく)
presence; dignity
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Reading: 
Meanings: chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: カン、 つらぬ.く、 ぬ.く、 ぬき
Meanings: pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace
Readings: ロク、 さいわ.い、 ふち
Meanings: fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness