弁護人は裁判官に被告人たちの年齢を考慮するように求めた。

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弁護人 は 裁判官 に 被告人たち の 年齢 を 考慮する ように 求めた 。

English Translation

The lawyer asked the judge to make allowance for the age of the accused.

Furigana

弁護人(べんごじん)は裁判官(さいばんかん)に被告人(ひこくじん)たちの年齢(ねんれい)を考慮(こうりょ)するように求(もと)めた。

Romanji

Bengojin wa saibankan ni hikokujintachi no nenrei o kōryosuru yōni motometa.

Words

弁護人 (べんごにん)

counsel; defender; advocate

は (は)

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

裁判官 (さいばんかん)

judge

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

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

年齢 (ねんれい)

age; years

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.

考慮 (こうりょ)

consideration; taking into account

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

Kanji

弁

Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う

Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap

護

Readings: ゴ、 まも.る

Meanings: safeguard, protect

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

裁

Readings: サイ、 た.つ、 さば.く

Meanings: tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)

判

Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る

Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal

官

Reading: カン

Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ

被

Readings: ヒ、 こうむ.る、 おお.う、 かぶ.る、 かぶ.せる

Meanings: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

告

Readings: コク、 つ.げる

Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

齢

Readings: レイ、 よわい、 とし

Meaning: age

考

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over

慮

Readings: リョ、 おもんぱく.る、 おもんぱか.る

Meanings: prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear

求

Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める

Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand