警察は街頭デモを阻止しようとした。

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警察 街頭 でも 阻止しよう した

English Translation

The police tried to stop the street demonstration.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)街頭(がいとう)デモを阻止(そし)しようとした。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa gaitō demo o soshishiyou to shita.

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
街頭 (がいとう)
in the street
ても (ても)
even if; even though; wow
()
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.
阻止 (そし)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction; preemption; blocking
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 まち
Meanings: boulevard, street, town
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: ソ、 はば.む
Meanings: thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede
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