このダムは多くの命を犠牲にして造られた。

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English Translation

This dam was built at the cost of many lives.

Furigana

このダムは多(おお)くの命(いのち)を犠牲(ぎせい)にして造(つく)られた。

Romanji

Kono damu wa ōku no inochi o gisei ni shite tsukurareta.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

ダム (ダム)

dam; dumb

は (は)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

命 (いのち)

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma

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.

犠牲 (ぎせい)

victim; sacrifice; scapegoat

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

作る (つくる)

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

多

Readings: タ、おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

命

Readings: メイ、ミョウ、いのち

Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

犠

Readings: ギ、キ、いけにえ

Meaning: sacrifice

牲

Reading: セイ

Meanings: animal sacrifice, offering

造

Readings: ゾウ、つく.る、つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: create, make, structure, physique