波が激しく防波堤にぶつかった。

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波 が 激しく 防波堤 に ぶつかった 。

English Translation

The waves dashed against the seawall.

Furigana

波(なみ)が激(はげ)しく防波堤(ぼうはてい)にぶつかった。

Romanji

Nami ga hageshiku bōhatei ni butsukatta.

Words

波 (なみ)

wave

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

激しい (はげしい)

violent; furious; tempestuous; extreme; intense; fierce; fervent; vehement; incessant; relentless; precipitous; steep

防波堤 (ぼうはてい)

breakwater; mole

に (に)

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

打つかる (ぶつかる)

to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict; to encounter; to meet; to clash

Kanji

波

Readings: ハ、 なみ

Meanings: waves, billows, Poland

激

Readings: ゲキ、 はげ.しい

Meanings: violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

防

Readings: ボウ、 ふせ.ぐ

Meanings: ward off, defend, protect, resist

堤

Readings: テイ、 つつみ

Meanings: dike, bank, embankment