破壊的な被害をもたらす規模の地震が州都を襲った。

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破壊的 な 被害 を もたらす 規模 の 地震 が 州都 を 襲った 。

English Translation

A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

Furigana

破壊的(はかいてき)な被害(ひがい)をもたらす規模(きぼ)の地震(じしん)が州都(しゅうと)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Hakaiteki na higai o motarasu kibo no jishin ga shūto o osotta.

Words

破壊的 (はかいてき)

destructive; devastating

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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.

齎す (もたらす)

to bring; to take; to bring about

規模 (きぼ)

scale; scope; plan; structure

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

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

州都 (しゅうと)

state capital; provincial capital; county town

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

Kanji

破

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる

Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

壊

Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る

Meanings: demolition, break, destroy

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

被

Readings: ヒ、 こうむ.る、 おお.う、 かぶ.る、 かぶ.せる

Meanings: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

害

Reading: ガイ

Meanings: harm, injury

規

Reading: キ

Meanings: standard, measure

模

Readings: モ、 ボ

Meanings: imitation, copy, mock

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

震

Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver

州

Readings: シュウ、 ス、 す

Meanings: state, province

都

Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ

Meanings: metropolis, capital

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap