猫は捕らえたネズミを引き裂き始めた。

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猫 は 捕らえた ネズミ を 引き裂き始めた 。

English Translation

The cat began to tear at the mouse it caught.

Furigana

猫(ねこ)は捕(と)らえたネズミを引(ひさはじ)き裂()き始()めた。

Romanji

Neko wa toraeta nezumi o hikisakihajimeta.

Words

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

は (は)

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

捕らえる (とらえる)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)

鼠 (ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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.

引き裂く (ひきさく)

to tear up; to tear off; to split

Kanji

猫

Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ

Meaning: cat

捕

Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる

Meanings: catch, capture

引

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

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

裂

Readings: レツ、 さ.く、 さ.ける、 -ぎ.れ

Meanings: split, rend, tear

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin