議長は静粛を命じた。
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English Translation
        The chairperson ordered silence.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Gichō wa seishuku o meijita.
    
Words
            
                議長
            
            
                (ぎちょう)
            
        
        
            chairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)
        
    
            
                は
            
            
                (は)
            
        
        
            topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
        
    
            
                静粛
            
            
                (せいしゅく)
            
        
        
            silent
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                命じる
            
            
                (めいじる)
            
        
        
            to order; to command; to appoint
        
    Kanji
Reading: ギ
                        Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
                    Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
                        Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
                    Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める
                        Meaning: quiet
                    Readings: シュク、 スク、 つつし.む
                        Meanings: solemn, quietly, softly
                    Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
                        Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint