彼は殺人罪の評決を下された。

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彼 は 殺人罪 の 評決 を 下された 。

English Translation

He was convicted of murder.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は殺人罪(さつじんざい)の評決(ひょうけつ)を下(くだ)された。

Romanji

Kare wa satsujinzai no hyōketsu o kudasareta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

殺人罪 (さつじんざい)

(the crime of) murder

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

評決 (ひょうけつ)

decision; verdict

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.

下す (くだす)

to make (a decision); to pass (judgement, etc.); to hand down (orders, etc.); to let go down; to lower; to do oneself; to do by oneself

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

殺

Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ

Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

罪

Readings: ザイ、 つみ

Meanings: guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

評

Reading: ヒョウ

Meanings: evaluate, criticism, comment

決

Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く

Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior