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彼らはその学校の閉鎖について討論した。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら その 学校 閉鎖 について 討論した

English Translation

They debated closing the school.

Furigana

(かれ)らはその学校(がっこう)閉鎖(へいさ)について討論(とうろん)した。

Romanji

Karera wa sono gakkō no heisa nitsuite tōronshita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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...
学校 (がっこう)
school
()
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
閉鎖 (へいさ)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
討論 (とうろん)
debate; discussion

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: ヘイ、 と.じる、 と.ざす、 し.める、 し.まる、 た.てる
Meanings: closed, shut
Readings: サ、 くさり、 とざ.す
Meanings: chain, irons, connection
Readings: トウ、 う.つ
Meanings: chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer
Reading: ロン
Meanings: argument, discourse