台風が東京を襲った。

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台風 が 東京 を 襲った 。

English Translation

The typhoon hit Tokyo.

Furigana

台風(たいふう)が東京(とうきょう)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Taifū ga Tōkyō o osotta.

Words

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

が (が)

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

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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.

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

台

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ

Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

風

Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ

Meanings: wind, air, style, manner

東

Readings: トウ、 ひがし

Meaning: east

京

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 キン、 みやこ

Meanings: capital, 10**16

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

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