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学生たちは、憲法を暗記するようにいわれました。

Sentence Analyzer

学生たち 憲法 暗記する ように いわれました

English Translation

The students were required to learn the Constitution by heart.

Furigana

学生(がくせい)たちは、憲法(けんぽう)暗記(あんき)するようにいわれました。

Romanji

Gakuseitachi wa, kenpō o ankisuru yōni iwaremashita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
憲法 (けんぽう)
constitution
()
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.
暗記 (あんき)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Reading: ケン
Meanings: constitution, law
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative