鹿は命懸けで逃げた。
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English Translation
The deer ran for its life.
Furigana
Romanji
Shika wa inochigake de nigeta.
Words
鹿
(しか、かせぎ、か、ろく、シカ)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
命がけ
(いのちがけ)
risking one's life; life and death; risky; desperate
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
逃げる
(にげる)
to escape; to run away
Kanji
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Readings: ケン、 ケ、 か.ける、 か.かる
Meanings: state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart
Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる
Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free