鹿は命懸けで逃げた。

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鹿 は 命懸け で 逃げた 。

English Translation

The deer ran for its life.

Furigana

鹿(しか)は命懸(いのちが)けで逃(に)げた。

Romanji

Shika wa inochigake de nigeta.

Words

鹿 (しか、かせぎ、か、ろく、シカ)

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)

は (は)

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

命がけ (いのちがけ)

risking one's life; life and death; risky; desperate

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away

Kanji

鹿

Readings: ロク、 しか、 か

Meaning: deer

命

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち

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

懸

Readings: ケン、 ケ、 か.ける、 か.かる

Meanings: state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart

逃

Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる

Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free