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懲役3年の判決を受けた。

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懲役 判決 受けた

English Translation

He was sentenced to three years in jail.

Furigana

懲役(ちょうえき)(ねん)判決(はんけつ)()けた。

Romanji

Chōeki san nen no hanketsu o uketa.

Words

懲役 (ちょうえき)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
判決 (はんけつ)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
()
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.
受ける (うける)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 こ.りる、 こ.らす、 こ.らしめる
Meanings: penal, chastise, punish, discipline
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る
Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive