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多くの村人は、兵士によって殺される。

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多く 村人 兵士 によって 殺される

English Translation

A lot of villagers were killed by soldiers.

Furigana

(おお)くの村人(むらびと)は、兵士(へいし)によって(ころ)される。

Romanji

Ōku no murabito wa, heishi niyotte korosareru.

Words

多く (おおく)
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
()
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
村人 (むらびと)
villager
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
兵士 (へいし)
soldier
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
殺す (ころす)
to kill

Kanji

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る
Meanings: many, frequent, much
Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの
Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil