愛国心にかこつけて多くの殺人が行われてきた。

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English Translation

Many murders have been committed in the name of patriotism.

Furigana

愛国心(あいこくしん)にかこつけて多(おお)くの殺人(さつじん)が行(おこな)われてきた。

Romanji

Aikokushin ni kakotsukete ōku no satsujin ga okonawaretekita.

Words

愛国心 (あいこくしん)

patriotic feelings; patriotism

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

託つける (かこつける)

to use as an excuse; to pretend that; to use something as an excuse; to make something the pretext (for)

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

殺人 (さつじん)

murder

が (が)

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

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out