彼は若いころ、とても人気のある俳優だったようだ。

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彼 は 若い ころ 、 とても 人気 の ある 俳優 だった よう だ 。

English Translation

He seems to have been a very popular actor when he was young.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は若(わか)いころ、とても人気(にんき)のある俳優(はいゆう)だったようだ。

Romanji

Kare wa wakai koro, totemo ninki no aru haiyū datta yō da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

人気 (にんき)

popularity; popular feeling; business conditions

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

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

俳優 (はいゆう)

actor; actress; player; performer

だ (だ)

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

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

若

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し

Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

俳

Reading: ハイ

Meanings: haiku, actor

優

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る

Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness