悲劇が町を襲った。

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悲劇 が 町 を 襲った 。

English Translation

Tragedy fell over the town.

Furigana

悲劇(ひげき)が町(まち)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Higeki ga machi o osotta.

Words

悲劇 (ひげき)

tragedy; disaster

が (が)

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

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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.

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

Kanji

悲

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ

Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret

劇

Reading: ゲキ

Meanings: drama, play

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap