ジョンが引退した時、息子が事業を引き継いだ。

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ジョン が 引退した 時 、 息子 が 事業 を 引き継いだ 。

English Translation

When John retired, his son took over his business.

Furigana

ジョンが引退(いんたい)した時(とき)、息子(むすこ)が事業(じぎょう)を引(ひ)き継(つ)いだ。

Romanji

Jon ga intaishita toki, musuko ga jigyō o hikitsuida.

Words

が (が)

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

引退 (いんたい)

retire

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

息子 (むすこ、そく)

son; penis

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

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.

引き継ぐ (ひきつぐ)

to take over; to hand over

Kanji

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

退

Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く

Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

息

Readings: ソク、 いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

継

Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-

Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)