彼らの民族主義がその戦争の原因の一つだった。

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彼ら の 民族 主義 が その 戦争 の 原因 の 一つ だった 。

English Translation

Their nationalism was one cause of the war.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの民族(みんぞく)主義(しゅぎ)がその戦争(せんそう)の原因(げんいん)の一(ひと)つだった。

Romanji

Karera no minzoku shugi ga sono sensō no gen'in no hitotsu datta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

民族 (みんぞく)

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

主義 (しゅぎ)

doctrine; rule; principle

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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...

戦争 (せんそう)

war

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

民

Readings: ミン、 たみ

Meanings: people, nation, subjects

族

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: tribe, family

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

義

Reading: ギ

Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

戦

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

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue

原

Readings: ゲン、 はら

Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

因

Readings: イン、 よ.る、 ちな.む

Meanings: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)