警察はそういう暴力と太刀打ち出来なかった。

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警察 は そういう 暴力 と 太刀打ち 出来なかった 。

English Translation

The police were unable to cope with such violence.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)はそういう暴力(ぼうりょく)と太刀打(たちう)ち出来(でき)なかった。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa sōiu bōryoku to tachiuchi dekinakatta.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

そう言う (そういう、そうゆう)

such; like that; that sort of; very

暴力 (ぼうりょく)

violence; mayhem

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

太刀打ち (たちうち)

crossing swords; opposition; contention

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

察

Reading: サツ

Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

暴

Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる

Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

力

Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから

Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert

太

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る

Meanings: plump, thick, big around

刀

Readings: トウ、 かたな、 そり

Meanings: sword, saber, knife

打

Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ

Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

出

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

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become