兵士たちは自分たちの陣地から退いた。

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兵士たち は 自分たち の 陣地 から 退いた 。

English Translation

The soldiers retreated from their positions.

Furigana

兵士(へいし)たちは自分(じぶん)たちの陣地(じんち)から退(しりぞ)いた。

Romanji

Heishitachi wa jibuntachi no jinchi kara shirizoita.

Words

は (は)

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

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

陣地 (じんち)

encampment; position

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

退く (どく、のく)

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede

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)

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

陣

Reading: ジン

Meanings: camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

退

Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く

Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject