子供たちは丘を駆け下りた。

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子供たち は 丘 を 駆け 下りた 。

English Translation

The children ran down the hill.

Furigana

子供(こども)たちは丘(おか)を駆(か)け下(お)りた。

Romanji

Kodomotachi wa oka o kake orita.

Words

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

丘 (おか)

hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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.

駆ける (かける)

to run (race, esp. horse); to dash; to gallop (one's horse); to canter; to advance (against one's enemy)

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Kanji

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

丘

Readings: キュウ、 おか

Meanings: hill, knoll

駆

Readings: ク、 か.ける、 か.る

Meanings: drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior