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それは暴力に対する文明の勝利であった。

Sentence Analyzer

それ 暴力 に対する 文明 勝利 あった

English Translation

It was the triumph of civilization over force.

Furigana

それは暴力(ぼうりょく)(たい)する文明(ぶんめい)勝利(しょうり)であった。

Romanji

Sore wa bōryoku nitaisuru bunmei no shōri de atta.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
暴力 (ぼうりょく)
violence; mayhem
に対する (にたいする)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
文明 (ぶんめい)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
()
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
勝利 (しょうり)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる
Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ
Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit