兵士たちは警戒しながら国境へ向かった。

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兵士たち 警戒し ながら 国境 向かった

English Translation

The soldiers proceeded to the frontier with caution.

Furigana

兵士(へいし)たちは警戒(けいかい)しながら国境(こっきょう)()かった。

Romanji

Heishitachi wa keikaishi nagara kokkyō e mukatta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
警戒 (けいかい)
vigilance; precaution; watch; lookout; alertness; to be vigilant; to be cautious; to guard (against)
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
国境 (こっきょう、くにざかい、こっかい)
national border; provincial border
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards

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: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Readings: カイ、 いまし.める
Meaning: commandment
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい
Meanings: boundary, border, region
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach