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男は刑事に銃を向けた。

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刑事 向けた

English Translation

The man aimed a gun at the detectives.

Furigana

(おとこ)刑事(けいじ)(じゅう)()けた。

Romanji

Otoko wa keiji ni jū o muketa.

Words

(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
刑事 (けいじ)
(police) detective; criminal matter
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(じゅう)
gun; rifle; small arms
()
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.
向ける (むける)
to turn towards; to point

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Reading: ケイ
Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ジュウ、 つつ
Meanings: gun, arms
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach