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ひしょ
秘書
が
しょうしん
昇進
を
もと
求
めているんです。
My secretary is pushing for a promotion.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
秘書が昇進を求めているんです。
〜んです／〜のです 〜んです／〜のです
 
emphasize or soften a phrase
秘書が昇進を求めているんです。
Conjugations and inflections
  求めている is the progressive form of ichidan verb 求める   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ひ し ょ 1 ひ し ょ 2
1. (private) secretary
noun
2. treasured book; secret book
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し ょ う し ん 0
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
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も と め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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Kanji
秘
ヒ   secret   ひめる to keep secret   
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禾
grain
必
ヒツ   かならず certainly, invariably   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
心
シン   こころ heart   
書
ショ   かく to write   
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聿
writing brush
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
昇
ショウ   のぼる to climb   
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升
ます a measure (of a drink)   
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廾
twenty; two hands   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
進
シン   すすむ to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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隹
little bird
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⻌
move
求
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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丶
dot   
水
スイ   みず water   
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