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警察は怒った群衆を引き止めた。

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警察 怒った 群衆 引き止めた

English Translation

The police held the angry crowd back.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)(おこ)った群衆(ぐんしゅう)()()めた。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa okotta gunshū o hikitometa.

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
怒る (おこる、いかる)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
群衆 (ぐんしゅう、ぐんしゅ、ぐんじゅ)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
()
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.
引き止める (ひきとめる)
to detain; to check; to restrain

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: ド、 ヌ、 いか.る、 おこ.る
Meanings: angry, be offended
Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い
Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt