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彼が休んだ理由はひどい頭痛がしたからだった。

Sentence Analyzer

休んだ 理由 ひどい 頭痛 した から だった

English Translation

The reason he was absent was that he had a severe headache.

Furigana

(かれ)(やす)んだ理由(りゆう)はひどい頭痛(ずつう)がしたからだった。

Romanji

Kare ga yasunda riyū wa hidoi zutsū ga shita kara datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
休む (やすむ)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
酷い (ひどい)
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
頭痛 (ずつう)
headache
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: ツウ、 いた.い、 いた.む、 いた.ましい、 いた.める
Meanings: pain, hurt, damage, bruise