彼女たちは選挙権を勝ち取るための運動を指揮した。

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彼女たち は 選挙権 を 勝ち取る ため の 運動 を 指揮した 。

English Translation

The women led the movement to obtain female suffrage.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)たちは選挙権(せんきょけん)を勝(か)ち取(と)るための運動(うんどう)を指揮(しき)した。

Romanji

Kanojotachi wa senkyoken o kachitoru tame no undō o shikishita.

Words

は (は)

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

選挙権 (せんきょけん)

suffrage; the right to vote

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.

勝ち取る (かちとる)

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

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

運動 (うんどう)

exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement

指揮 (しき)

command; direction

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

挙

Readings: キョ、 あ.げる、 あ.がる、 こぞ.る

Meanings: raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

権

Readings: ケン、 ゴン、 おもり、 かり、 はか.る

Meanings: authority, power, rights

勝

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ

Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

運

Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ

Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

指

Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

揮

Readings: キ、 ふる.う

Meanings: brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake