彼は死刑の廃止を主張した。

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彼 は 死刑 の 廃止 を 主張した 。

English Translation

He advocated abolishing the death penalty.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は死刑(しけい)の廃止(はいし)を主張(しゅちょう)した。

Romanji

Kare wa shikei no haishi o shuchōshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

死刑 (しけい)

death penalty; capital punishment

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

廃止 (はいし)

abolition; repeal

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.

主張 (しゅちょう)

claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

刑

Reading: ケイ

Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

廃

Readings: ハイ、 すた.れる、 すた.る

Meanings: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

止

Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し

Meanings: stop, halt

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

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

張

Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)