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レインジャー隊は船員の救助に向かうことを決めた。

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レインジャー隊 船員 救助 向かう こと 決めた

English Translation

The rangers decided to go to the sailor's rescue.

Furigana

レインジャー()船員(せんいん)救助(きゅうじょ)()かうことを()めた。

Romanji

Reinja-tai wa sen'in no kyūjo ni mukau koto o kimeta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
船員 (せんいん)
sailor
()
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
救助 (きゅうじょ)
relief; aid; rescue
()
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
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
決める (きめる)
to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do; to have made a habit of; to take for granted; to assume; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

Kanji

Reading: タイ
Meanings: regiment, party, company, squad
Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: キュウ、 すく.う
Meanings: salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint