奇妙な病気が町を襲った。

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奇妙な 病気 が 町 を 襲った 。

English Translation

A curious disease struck the town.

Furigana

奇妙(きみょう)な病気(びょうき)が町(まち)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Kimyōna byōki ga machi o osotta.

Words

奇妙 (きみょう)

strange; queer; curious

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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.

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

Kanji

奇

Readings: キ、 く.しき、 あや.しい、 くし、 めずら.しい

Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity

妙

Readings: ミョウ、 ビョウ、 たえ

Meanings: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming

病

Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい

Meanings: ill, sick

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

襲

Readings: シュウ、 おそ.う、 かさ.ね

Meanings: attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap