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敗戦のうわさが広まった。

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敗戦 うわさ 広まった

English Translation

Rumors of defeat were abroad.

Furigana

敗戦(はいせん)のうわさが(ひろ)まった。

Romanji

Haisen no uwasa ga hiromatta.

Words

敗戦 (はいせん)
defeat; losing a war
()
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
(うわさ)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
広まる (ひろまる)
to spread; to be propagated

Kanji

Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal
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: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious