記者団は大臣を質問攻めにした。

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記者団 大臣 質問攻め した

English Translation

The press besieged the minister with questions.

Furigana

記者団(きしゃだん)大臣(だいじん)質問攻(しつもんぜ)めにした。

Romanji

Kishadan wa daijin o shitsumonzeme ni shita.

Words

記者団 (きしゃだん)
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大臣 (だいじん)
cabinet minister
()
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.
質問攻め (しつもんぜめ)
barrage of questions
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ダン、 トン、 かたまり、 まる.い
Meanings: group, association
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シン、 ジン
Meanings: retainer, subject
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Readings: コウ、 せ.める
Meanings: aggression, attack, criticize, polish