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 そういう 暴力 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)太刀打(たちう)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
()
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
()
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

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる
Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: トウ、 かたな、 そり
Meanings: sword, saber, knife
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
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
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