初めて人工衛星が軌道に向けて打ち上げられた。

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English Translation

For the first time a satellite was launched into orbit.

Furigana

初(はじ)めて人工(じんこう)衛星(えいせい)が軌道(きどう)に向(む)けて打(う)ち上(あ)げられた。

Romanji

Hajimete jinkō eisei ga kidō ni mukete uchiagerareta.

Words

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

人工 (じんこう)

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

衛星 (えいせい)

satellite

が (が)

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

軌道 (きどう)

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (on the right) track; going smoothly

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

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

打ち上げる (うちあげる)

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close; to report (to boss, etc.)

Kanji

初

Readings: ショ、はじ.め、はじ.めて、はつ、はつ-、うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め

Meanings: first time, beginning

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

工

Readings: コウ、ク、グ

Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

衛

Readings: エイ、エ

Meanings: defense, protection

星

Readings: セイ、ショウ、ほし、 -ぼし

Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark

軌

Reading: キ

Meanings: rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing

道

Readings: ドウ、トウ、みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

向

Readings: コウ、む.く、む.い、 -む.き、む.ける、 -む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

打

Readings: ダ、ダアス、う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ

Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

上

Readings: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン、うえ、 -うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、 -あ.げる、あ.がる、 -あ.がる、あ.がり、 -あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Meanings: above, up