何か重い兇器でやられたらしく、頭蓋骨は粉砕された。

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English Translation

His head had been shattered by a savage blow from some heavy weapon.

Furigana

何(なに)か重(おも)い兇器(きょうき)でやられたらしく、頭蓋骨(ずがいこつ)は粉砕(ふんさい)された。

Romanji

Nani ka omoi kyōki de yarareta rashiku, zugaikotsu wa funsaisareta.

Words

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

重い (おもい)

heavy; weighty; massive; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy; slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy; important; serious; grave; serious; severe; critical; solid; established; dignified; sensible

凶器 (きょうき)

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

遣る (やる)

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

頭蓋骨 (ずがいこつ、とうがいこつ)

skull; cranium

は (は)

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

粉砕 (ふんさい)

pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing