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戦場に赴くカメラマンが不発弾の危険性を知らないのは不思議だ、新聞社は教育を怠ってる。

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戦場 赴く カメラマン 不発弾 危険性 知らない 不思議 新聞社 教育 怠ってる

English Translation

It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training.

Furigana

戦場(せんじょう)(おもむ)くカメラマンが不発弾(ふはつだん)危険性(きけんせい)()らないのは不思議(ふしぎ)だ、新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)教育(きょういく)(おこた)ってる。

Romanji

Senjō ni omomuku kameraman ga fuhatsudan no kikensei o shiranai no wa fushigi da, shinbunsha wa kyōiku o okotatteru.

Words

戦場 (せんじょう)
battlefield; battleground
()
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
赴く (おもむく、おもぶく)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey
カメラマン (カメラマン)
cameraman; photographer; cinematographer
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不発弾 (ふはつだん)
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
()
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
危険性 (きけんせい)
riskiness; danger
()
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.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
不思議 (ふしぎ)
wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
新聞社 (しんぶんしゃ)
newspaper company
教育 (きょういく)
training; education
怠る (おこたる)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

Kanji

Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: フ、 おもむ.く
Meanings: proceed, get, become, tend
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings: ケン、 けわ.しい
Meanings: precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: イク、 そだ.つ、 そだ.ち、 そだ.てる、 はぐく.む
Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear
Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness