彼は警察官を見つけるやいなや逃げて行った。

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彼 は 警察官 を 見つける やいなや 逃げて行った 。

English Translation

As soon as he caught sight of a policeman, he ran away.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は警察官(けいさつかん)を見(み)つけるやいなや逃(に)げて行(い)った。

Romanji

Kare wa keisatsukan o mitsukeru yainaya nigeteitta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

警察官 (けいさつかん、ケイサツカン)

policeman; policewoman; police officer

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

察

Reading: サツ

Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

逃

Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる

Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank