彼らは囚人の手足を縛った。

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彼ら は 囚人 の 手足 を 縛った 。

English Translation

They bound the prisoner's arms and legs.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは囚人(しゅうじん)の手足(てあし)を縛(しば)った。

Romanji

Karera wa shūjin no teashi o shibatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

囚人 (しゅうじん、めしゅうど、めしうど)

prisoner

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

手足 (てあし)

one's hands and feet; limbs

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.

縛る (しばる)

to tie; to bind

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

囚

Readings: シュウ、 とら.われる

Meanings: captured, criminal, arrest, catch

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

縛

Readings: バク、 しば.る

Meanings: truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain