遠くで銃の発射される音が聞こえた。

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遠く で 銃 の 発射される 音 が 聞こえた 。

English Translation

They heard a gun go off in the distance.

Furigana

遠(とお)くで銃(じゅう)の発射(はっしゃ)される音(おと)が聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Tōku de jū no hasshasareru oto ga kikoeta.

Words

遠く (とおく)

far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

で (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.

銃 (じゅう)

gun; rifle; small arms

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

発射 (はっしゃ)

firing; shooting; discharge; catapult; ejaculation (sl)

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

遠

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い

Meanings: distant, far

銃

Readings: ジュウ、 つつ

Meanings: gun, arms

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

射

Readings: シャ、 い.る、 さ.す、 う.つ

Meanings: shoot, shine into, onto, archery

音

Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね

Meanings: sound, noise

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen