彼の発言は混乱を引き起こした。

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彼 の 発言 は 混乱 を 引き起こした 。

English Translation

His statement raised havoc.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の発言(はつげん)は混乱(こんらん)を引(ひ)き起(お)こした。

Romanji

Kare no hatsugen wa konran o hikiokoshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

発言 (はつげん)

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

は (は)

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

混乱 (こんらん)

disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem

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.

引き起こす (ひきおこす)

to cause; to induce; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

混

Readings: コン、 ま.じる、 -ま.じり、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 こ.む

Meanings: mix, blend, confuse

乱

Readings: ラン、 ロン、 みだ.れる、 みだ.る、 みだ.す、 みだ、 おさ.める、 わた.る

Meanings: riot, war, disorder, disturb

引

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up