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火事を起こすという彼らの陰謀は警察に発見された。

Sentence Analyzer

火事 起こす という 彼ら 陰謀 警察 発見された

English Translation

Their plot to start a fire was discovered by the police.

Furigana

火事(かじ)()こすという(かれ)らの陰謀(いんぼう)警察(けいさつ)発見(はっけん)された。

Romanji

Kaji o okosu toiu karera no inbō wa keisatsu ni hakkensareta.

Words

火事 (かじ)
fire; conflagration
()
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.
起こす (おこす)
to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
陰謀 (いんぼう)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
警察 (けいさつ)
police; police officer; police station
()
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
発見 (はっけん)
discovery; detection; finding

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: イン、 かげ、 かげ.る
Meanings: shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
Readings: ボウ、 ム、 はか.る、 たばか.る、 はかりごと
Meanings: conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive
Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: サツ
Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible