将軍は捕虜全員の虐殺を命じた。

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将軍 は 捕虜 全員 の 虐殺 を 命じた 。

English Translation

The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.

Furigana

将軍(しょうぐん)は捕虜(ほりょ)全員(ぜんいん)の虐殺(ぎゃくさつ)を命(めい)じた。

Romanji

Shōgun wa horyo zen'in no gyakusatsu o meijita.

Words

将軍 (しょうぐん)

general; shogun

は (は)

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

捕虜 (ほりょ)

prisoner (of war)

全員 (ぜんいん)

all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew; everyone; everybody

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

虐殺 (ぎゃくさつ)

atrocity; massive killing

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.

命じる (めいじる)

to order; to command; to appoint

Kanji

将

Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 まさ.に、 はた、 まさ、 ひきい.る、 もって

Meanings: leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about

軍

Readings: グン、 いくさ

Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle

捕

Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる

Meanings: catch, capture

虜

Readings: リョ、 ロ、 とりこ、 とりく

Meanings: captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy

全

Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

虐

Readings: ギャク、 しいた.げる

Meanings: tyrannize, oppress

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

命

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち

Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint