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暴力団は強盗を計画していた。

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暴力団 強盗 計画していた

English Translation

The gang was planning a robbery.

Furigana

暴力団(ぼうりょくだん)強盗(ごうとう)計画(けいかく)していた。

Romanji

Bōryokudan wa gōtō o keikakushiteita.

Words

暴力団 (ぼうりょくだん)
gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza (Japanese mafia); band of thugs; group of hoodlums
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
強盗 (ごうとう)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
()
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.
計画 (けいかく)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる
Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ダン、 トン、 かたまり、 まる.い
Meanings: group, association
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong
Readings: トウ、 ぬす.む、 ぬす.み
Meanings: steal, rob, pilfer
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture