戦艦ビスマルク号を海のもくずとするには、何発もの魚雷を命中させなければならなかった。

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English Translation

It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.

Furigana

戦艦(せんかん)ビスマルク号(ごう)を海(うみ)のもくずとするには、何(なん)発(はつ)もの魚雷(ぎょらい)を命中(めいちゅう)させなければならなかった。

Romanji

Senkan Bisumarukugō o umi no mo kuzu to suru ni wa, nan hatsu mo no gyorai o meichūsasenakerebanaranakatta.

Words

戦艦 (せんかん)

battleship

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.

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

の (の)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

屑 (くず、クズ)

waste; scrap; garbage; dregs; chad

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

発 (はつ)

departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...); sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...); engine; green dragon tile; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)

魚雷 (ぎょらい)

torpedo

命中 (めいちゅう)

a hit; hitting something that was aimed at