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彼は運転士として鉄道で働いている。

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運転士 として 鉄道 働いている

English Translation

He works on the railroad as a driver.

Furigana

(かれ)運転士(うんてんし)として鉄道(てつどう)(はたら)いている。

Romanji

Kare wa untenshi toshite tetsudō de hataraiteiru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
運転士 (うんてんし)
driver; train driver; train engineer; motorman; taxi driver; mate; (ship's) officer
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
鉄道 (てつどう)
railroad; railway; rail transport
(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.
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)