懐中電灯は、船舶同士とか、街の通りを走っている自動車に向けて合図を伝える。

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English Translation

Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.

Furigana

懐中(かいちゅう)電灯(でんとう)は、船舶(せんぱく)同士(どうし)とか、街(まち)の通(とお)りを走(はし)っている自動車(じどうしゃ)に向(む)けて合図(あいず)を伝(つた)える。

Romanji

Kaichū dentō wa, senpaku dōshi toka, machi no tōri o hashitteiru jidōsha ni mukete aizu o tsutaeru.

Words

懐中 (かいちゅう)

one's pocket

電灯 (でんとう)

electric light

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

船舶 (せんぱく)

ship

同士 (どうし、どし)

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

とか (とか)

among other things; such things as; or something like that

街 (がい)

.. street; .. quarter; .. district

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

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.

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

自動車 (じどうしゃ)

automobile

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

向ける (むける)

to turn towards; to point

合図 (あいず)

sign; signal

伝える (つたえる)

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath