将軍は捕虜全員の虐殺を命じた。

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将軍 捕虜 全員 虐殺 命じた

English Translation

The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.

Furigana

将軍(しょうぐん)捕虜(ほりょ)全員(ぜんいん)虐殺(ぎゃくさつ)(めい)じた。

Romanji

Shōgun wa horyo zen'in no gyakusatsu o meijita.

Words

将軍 (しょうぐん)
general; shogun
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
捕虜 (ほりょ)
prisoner (of war)
全員 (ぜんいん)
all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody
()
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
虐殺 (ぎゃくさつ)
atrocity; massive killing
()
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.
命じる (めいじる)
to order; to command; to appoint

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 まさ.に、 はた、 まさ、 ひきい.る、 もって
Meanings: leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Readings: グン、 いくさ
Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle
Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, capture
Readings: リョ、 ロ、 とりこ、 とりく
Meanings: captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: ギャク、 しいた.げる
Meanings: tyrannize, oppress
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
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint