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冷戦はソビエトの崩壊と共に終わった。

Sentence Analyzer

冷戦 ソビエト 崩壊 と共に 終わった

English Translation

The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Furigana

冷戦(れいせん)はソビエトの崩壊(ほうかい)(とも)()わった。

Romanji

Reisen wa Sobieto no hōkai totomoni owatta.

Words

冷戦 (れいせん)
cold war
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
蘇維埃 (ソビエト)
soviet; Soviet Union
()
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
崩壊 (ほうかい)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in; decay
と共に (とともに)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
終わる (おわる)
to finish; to end; to close

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
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
Readings: ホウ、 くず.れる、 -くず.れ、 くず.す
Meanings: crumble, die, demolish, level
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy
Readings: キョウ、 とも、 とも.に、 -ども
Meanings: together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish