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Zach

彼は政治家ではなくて宗教家だった。

Sentence Analyzer

政治家 なくて 宗教家 だった

English Translation

He was not a political figure but a religious one.

Furigana

(かれ)政治家(せいじか)ではなくて宗教家(しゅうきょうか)だった。

Romanji

Kare wa seijika de wa nakute shūkyōka datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
政治家 (せいじか)
politician; statesman
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
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 ...
宗教家 (しゅうきょうか)
religionist
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す
Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: シュウ、 ソウ、 むね
Meanings: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine