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警察は彼を現行犯で逮捕した。

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警察 現行犯 逮捕した

English Translation

The police caught him at it.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)(かれ)現行犯(げんこうはん)逮捕(たいほ)した。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa kare o genkōhan de taihoshita.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)
police; police officer; police station
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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.
現行犯 (げんこうはん)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
(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.
逮捕 (たいほ)
arrest; apprehension; capture

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: ハン、 ボン、 おか.す
Meanings: crime, sin, offense
Reading: タイ
Meanings: apprehend, chase
Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, capture