弁護士は彼女が潔白だという有力な証拠を握っている。

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弁護士 は 彼女 が 潔白 だ という 有力な 証拠 を 握っている 。

English Translation

The attorney has strong evidence that she is innocent.

Furigana

弁護士(べんごし)は彼女(かのじょ)が潔白(けっぱく)だという有力(ゆうりょく)な証拠(しょうこ)を握(にぎ)っている。

Romanji

Bengoshi wa kanojo ga keppaku da toiu yūryokuna shōko o nigitteiru.

Words

弁護士 (べんごし)

lawyer; attorney

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

潔白 (けっぱく)

innocence (i.e. not guilty); purity; uprightness

だ (だ)

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

と言う (という、とゆう)

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

有力 (ゆうりょく)

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible; potent

証拠 (しょうこ)

evidence; proof

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.

握る (にぎる)

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould; to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of

Kanji

弁

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う

Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

護

Readings: ゴ、 まも.る

Meanings: safeguard, protect

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

潔

Readings: ケツ、 いさぎよ.い

Meanings: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant

白

Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い

Meaning: white

有

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る

Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

力

Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから

Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

証

Readings: ショウ、 あかし

Meanings: evidence, proof, certificate

拠

Readings: キョ、 コ、 よ.る

Meanings: foothold, based on, follow, therefore

握

Readings: アク、 にぎ.る

Meanings: grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe