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Zach

彼は教えることが彼の天職であることに気づいた。

Sentence Analyzer

教える こと 天職 ある こと 気づいた

English Translation

He found that teaching was his calling.

Furigana

(かれ)(おし)えることが(かれ)天職(てんしょく)であることに()づいた。

Romanji

Kare wa oshieru koto ga kare no tenshoku de aru koto ni kizuita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
教える (おしえる)
to teach; to inform; to instruct
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
()
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
天職 (てんしょく)
vocation; lifework; calling; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
()
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
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood