兵士達は厳戒体制にあった。

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兵士達 厳戒 体制 あった

English Translation

The soldiers were on the alert.

Furigana

兵士達(へいしたち)厳戒(げんかい)体制(たいせい)にあった。

Romanji

Heishitachi wa genkai taisei ni atta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
厳戒 (げんかい)
strict guard
体制 (たいせい)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの
Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 おごそ.か、 きび.しい、 いか.めしい、 いつくし
Meanings: stern, strictness, severity, rigidity
Readings: カイ、 いまし.める
Meaning: commandment
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Reading: セイ
Meanings: system, law, rule