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1853年、ペリーは、日本にアメリカへの門戸を開くように要求した。

Sentence Analyzer

ぺりー 日本 アメリカ 門戸 開く ように 要求した

English Translation

In 1853, Perry asked Japan to open the door to America.

Furigana

1853(ねん)、ペリーは、日本(にっぽん)にアメリカへの門戸(もんこ)(ひら)くように要求(ようきゅう)した。

Romanji

Ichi hachi go san nen, Peri- wa, Nippon ni Amerika e no monko o hiraku yōni yōkyūshita.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(はち、や)
eight
(ご、いつ、い)
five
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
ベリー (ベリー)
very; berry; belly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
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
亜米利加 (アメリカ)
America; United States of America
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
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
門戸 (もんこ)
door
()
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.
開く (ひらく)
to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
要求 (ようきゅう)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
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: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand