その警察は巡回中に撃たれた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 警察 は 巡回中 に 撃たれた 。

English Translation

The cop was shot on his beat.

Furigana

その警察(けいさつ)は巡回中(じゅんかいちゅう)に撃(う)たれた。

Romanji

Sono keisatsu wa junkaichū ni utareta.

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...

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

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

撃つ (うつ)

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

察

Reading: サツ

Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

巡

Readings: ジュン、 めぐ.る、 めぐ.り

Meanings: patrol, go around, circumference

回

Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える

Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

撃

Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ

Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer