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邦彦は最初の一発で的を撃ち当てた。

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邦彦 最初 撃ち 当てた

English Translation

Kunihiko hit the target with his first shot.

Furigana

邦彦(くにひこ)最初(さいしょ)(いち)(はつ)(まと)()()てた。

Romanji

Kunihiko wa saisho no ichi hatsu de mato o uchi ateta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
()
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
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(はつ)
departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...); sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...); engine; green dragon tile; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)
(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.
(まと)
mark; target
()
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.
撃つ (うつ)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge
当てる (あてる)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on; to hold against; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer); to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 くに
Meanings: home country, country, Japan
Readings: ゲン、 ひこ
Meanings: lad, boy (ancient)
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
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
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ
Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself