兵士は穴の中に避難した。

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兵士 は 穴 の 中に 避難した 。

English Translation

The soldier took shelter in the foxhole.

Furigana

兵士(へいし)は穴(あな)の中(なか)に避難(ひなん)した。

Romanji

Heishi wa ana no nakani hinanshita.

Words

兵士 (へいし)

soldier

は (は)

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

穴 (あな)

hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); pit (of a theater); hiding place; underbelly (of society, etc.)

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

避難 (ひなん)

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape

Kanji

兵

Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの

Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

穴

Readings: ケツ、 あな

Meanings: hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

避

Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける

Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun

難

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い

Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect