彼、この小説の著者と直接会ったらしい

N5 彼 kare he N5 この kono this N4 小説 shousetsu novel, fiction N3 著者 chosha author, writer N3 直接 chokusetsu direct, directly

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 小 shou / chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa- little, small, petit N3 説 setsu, zei / to.ku opinion, theory, explanation N2 著 cho, chaku / arawa.su, ichijiru.shii renowned, publish, write N4 者 sha / mono someone, person, personne N3 直 choku, jiki, jika / tada.chini, nao.su, -nao.su, nao.ru, nao.ki, su.gu straightaway, honesty, frankness N2 接 setsu, shou / tsu.gu touch, contact, adjoin N4 会 kai, e / a.u, a.waseru, atsu.maru meeting, meet, party

N4 〜らしい rashii Indicates assumption based on information or typical characteristic, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means apparently or typical of N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase