戦争は１９３９年に起きた。

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戦争 は １ ９ ３ ９ 年 に 起きた 。

English Translation

The war broke out in 1939.

Furigana

戦争(せんそう)は１９３９年(ねん)に起(お)きた。

Romanji

Sensō wa ichi kyū san kyū nen ni okita.

Words

戦争 (せんそう)

war

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

に (に)

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

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

Kanji

戦

Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く

Meanings: war, battle, match

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up