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警官は殺人犯から拳銃をもぎ取った。

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警官 殺人犯 から 拳銃 もぎ取った

English Translation

The policeman wrested a gun from the murderer.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)殺人犯(さつじんはん)から拳銃(けんじゅう)をもぎ()った。

Romanji

Keikan wa satsujinhan kara kenjū o mogitotta.

Words

警官 (けいかん)
policeman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
殺人犯 (さつじんはん)
murderer
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
拳銃 (けんじゅう)
pistol; handgun; revolver
()
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.
もぎ取る (もぎとる)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to tear off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ハン、 ボン、 おか.す
Meanings: crime, sin, offense
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 こぶし
Meaning: fist
Readings: ジュウ、 つつ
Meanings: gun, arms
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up