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かれ
彼
はしつこく
たいしょく
退職
を
せま
迫
られました。
He was hounded into quitting.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼はしつこく退職を迫られました。
verb passive form verb passive form
 
is done
彼はしつこく退職を迫られました。
adverbs adverbs
 
彼はしつこく退職を迫られました。
Conjugations and inflections
  しつこく is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective しつこい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  迫られました is the polite past form of the passive form of 'ru' godan verb 迫る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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し つ こ い 4
Most common form: しつっこい
1. insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious
2. too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy
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た い し ょ く 0
retirement (from office); resignation
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せ ま る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
退
タイ   しりぞく to retreat, back off   しりぞける to repel   
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艮
good
⻌
move
職
ショク    job, employment, post, occupation   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
戠
potter's clay   
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戈
tasseled spear
音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
迫
ハク   せまる to urge, to press; to draw near   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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