文明は今や核戦争に脅かされている。
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English Translation
Civilization is now threatened by nuclear war.
Furigana
Romanji
Bunmei wa imaya kaku sensō ni obiyakasareteiru.
Words
文明
(ぶんめい)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今や
(いまや)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
核
(かく)
pit (of a fruit); stone; core; nucleus; nuclear; nuclear weaponry
戦争
(せんそう)
war
に
(に)
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
脅かす
(おどかす)
to threaten; to menace; to startle; to surprise
Kanji
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Reading: カク
Meanings: nucleus, core, kernel
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: キョウ、 おびや.かす、 おど.す、 おど.かす
Meanings: threaten, coerce