その廃虚の光景は彼に戦争の意味を痛感させた。

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English Translation

The sight of the ruins brought home to him the meaning of war.

Furigana

その廃虚(はいきょ)の光景(こうけい)は彼(かれ)に戦争(せんそう)の意味(いみ)を痛感(つうかん)させた。

Romanji

Sono haikyo no kōkei wa kare ni sensō no imi o tsūkansaseta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

廃墟 (はいきょ)

ruins; abandoned building

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

光景 (こうけい)

scene; spectacle; sight; view

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

戦争 (せんそう)

war

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

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.

痛感 (つうかん)

feeling keenly; fully realizing