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彼らの好奇心がかき立てられた。

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彼ら 好奇心 かき立てられた

English Translation

Their curiosity was aroused.

Furigana

(かれ)らの好奇心(こうきしん)がかき()てられた。

Romanji

Karera no kōkishin ga kakitaterareta.

Words

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
好奇心 (こうきしん)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掻き立てる (かきたてる)
to stir up; to arouse

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: キ、 く.しき、 あや.しい、 くし、 めずら.しい
Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect