彼は政府の高官に多少面識がある。

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彼 は 政府 の 高官 に 多少 面識 が ある 。

English Translation

He has some acquaintance with the government people.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は政府(せいふ)の高官(こうかん)に多少(たしょう)面識(めんしき)がある。

Romanji

Kare wa seifu no kōkan ni tashō menshiki ga aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

政府 (せいふ)

government; administration

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

高官 (こうかん)

high official

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

多少 (たしょう)

more or less; somewhat; a little; some; amount; quantity

面識 (めんしき)

acquaintance

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

府

Reading: フ

Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

面

Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら

Meanings: mask, face, features, surface

識

Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す

Meanings: discriminating, know, write