警官は１ヶ月近く盗品を探し続けている。

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警官 は １ ヶ月 近く 盗品 を 探し続けている 。

English Translation

The police have been searching for the stolen goods for almost a month.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)は１ヶ月(かげつ)近(ちか)く盗品(とうひん)を探(さが)し続(つづ)けている。

Romanji

Keikan wa ichi kagetsu chikaku tōhin o sagashitsuzuketeiru.

Words

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

は (は)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

カ月 (かげつ)

(number of) months

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

盗品 (とうひん)

stolen goods; loot; spoils

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.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ

月

Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき

Meanings: month, moon

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

盗

Readings: トウ、 ぬす.む、 ぬす.み

Meanings: steal, rob, pilfer

品

Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな

Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses

探

Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す

Meanings: grope, search, look for

続

Readings: ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ、 つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない

Meanings: continue, series, sequel