警備員が強盗に襲われた。

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警備員 が 強盗 に 襲われた 。

English Translation

The guardsman was assaulted by a robber.

Furigana

警備員(けいびいん)が強盗(ごうとう)に襲(おそ)われた。

Romanji

Keibiin ga gōtō ni osowareta.

Words

警備員 (けいびいん)

guard; security (officer); guardsman

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

強盗 (ごうとう)

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

に (に)

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

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

備

Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に

Meanings: equip, provision, preparation

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

強

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

盗

Readings: トウ、 ぬす.む、 ぬす.み

Meanings: steal, rob, pilfer

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap