警官は凶器を持った強盗の頭をうった。その強盗は即死も同然だった。

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English Translation

Police shot the armed robber in the head - he died almost immediately.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)は凶器(きょうき)を持(も)った強盗(ごうとう)の頭(あたま)をうった。その強盗(ごうとう)は即死(そくし)も同然(どうぜん)だった。

Romanji

Keikan wa kyōki o motta gōtō no atama o utta. sono gōtō wa sokushi mo dōzen datta.

Words

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

は (は)

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

凶器 (きょうき)

dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon

を (を)

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

強盗 (ごうとう)

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

撃つ (うつ)

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

即死 (そくし)

instant death

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

同然 (どうぜん)

similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative