ライフルの発射音が早朝の静けさを破った。

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ライフル の 発射音 が 早朝 の 静けさ を 破った 。

English Translation

A rifle shot broke the peace of the early morning.

Furigana

ライフルの発射音(はっしゃおん)が早朝(そうちょう)の静(しず)けさを破(やぶ)った。

Romanji

Raifuru no hasshaon ga sōchō no shizukesa o yabutta.

Words

ライフル (ライフル)

rifle

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

が (が)

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

早朝 (そうちょう)

early morning

静けさ (しずけさ)

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

破る (やぶる)

to tear; to break; to destroy; to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to shatter (dream, peace, etc.); to disturb; to violate (a rule etc.); to break (a promise etc.); to break (a record)

Kanji

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

早

Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-

Meanings: early, fast

朝

Readings: チョウ、 あさ

Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

静

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める

Meaning: quiet

破

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる

Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate