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Zach

悲鳴で静寂がやぶられた。

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悲鳴 静寂 やぶられた

English Translation

A scream broke the silence.

Furigana

悲鳴(ひめい)静寂(せいじゃく)がやぶられた。

Romanji

Himei de seijaku ga yaburareta.

Words

悲鳴 (ひめい)
shriek; scream
(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.
静寂 (せいじゃく、しじま)
silence; stillness; quietness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める
Meaning: quiet
Readings: ジャク、 セキ、 さび、 さび.しい、 さび.れる、 さみ.しい
Meanings: loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest