ホーキングは１９６２年に大学を卒業すると、物理学の博士号を取得するために研究を始めた。

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English Translation

When Hawking graduated from college in 1962, he began studying for a Ph.D. in physics.

Furigana

ホーキングは１９６２年(ねん)に大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)すると、物理学(ぶつりがく)の博士号(はかせごう)を取得(しゅとく)するために研究(けんきゅう)を始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Ho-Kingu wa ichi kyū roku ni nen ni daigaku o sotsugyōsuru to, butsurigaku no hakasegō o shutokusuru tameni kenkyū o hajimeta.

Words

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

六 (ろく、む、むう)

six

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

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

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.

卒業 (そつぎょう)

graduation; completion (e.g. of a course); outgrowing something; moving on

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

物理学 (ぶつりがく)

physics

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

博士号 (はかせごう、はくしごう)

doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD

取得 (しゅとく)

acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

研究 (けんきゅう)

study; research; investigation

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...