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住民たちは騒音に対して苦情を訴えた。

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住民たち 騒音 に対して 苦情 訴えた

English Translation

The residents made complaints about the noise.

Furigana

住民(じゅうみん)たちは騒音(そうおん)(たい)して苦情(くじょう)(うった)えた。

Romanji

Jūmintachi wa sōon nitaishite kujō o uttaeta.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
騒音 (そうおん)
noise
に対して (にたいして)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
苦情 (くじょう)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
()
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.
訴える (うったえる)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to; to call for; to complain; to sue (a person); to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects
Readings: ソウ、 さわ.ぐ、 うれい、 さわ.がしい
Meanings: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ソ、 うった.える
Meanings: accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to