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開会式は昨日催された。

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開会式 昨日 催された

English Translation

The opening ceremony took place yesterday.

Furigana

開会式(かいかいしき)昨日(きのう)(もよお)された。

Romanji

Kaikaishiki wa kinō moyoosareta.

Words

開会式 (かいかいしき)
opening ceremony
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
催す (もよおす)
to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to show signs of; to feel (sensation, emotion, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: サイ、 もよう.す、 もよお.す
Meanings: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)