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警察は泥棒を探し出した。

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警察 泥棒 探し出した

English Translation

The police found out the thief.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)泥棒(どろぼう)(さがだ)()した。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa dorobō o sagashidashita.

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
泥棒 (どろぼう)
thief; burglar; robber; theft
()
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.
探し出す (さがしだす)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ
Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
Reading: ボウ
Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude