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法廷は彼に有罪の判決を下した。

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法廷 有罪 判決 下した

English Translation

The court judged him guilty.

Furigana

法廷(ほうてい)(かれ)有罪(ゆうざい)判決(はんけつ)(くだ)した。

Romanji

Hōtei wa kare ni yūzai no hanketsu o kudashita.

Words

法廷 (ほうてい)
courtroom
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
有罪 (ゆうざい)
guilt; culpability
()
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
判決 (はんけつ)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
()
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.
下す (くだす)
to make (a decision); to pass (judgement, etc.); to hand down (orders, etc.); to let go down; to lower; to do oneself; to do by oneself

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Reading: テイ
Meanings: courts, imperial court, government office
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: ザイ、 つみ
Meanings: guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense
Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る
Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
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