私は虎を狙って発砲したが、撃ち損なった。

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私 は 虎 を 狙って 発砲した が 、 撃ち 損なった 。

English Translation

I aimed at the tiger and fired, but missed him.

Furigana

私(わたし)は虎(とら)を狙(ねら)って発砲(はっぽう)したが、撃(う)ち損(そこ)なった。

Romanji

Watashi wa tora o neratte happōshita ga, uchi sokonatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

虎 (とら、トラ)

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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.

狙う (ねらう)

to aim at

発砲 (はっぽう)

firing; discharge of gun

が (が)

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

撃つ (うつ)

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge

損なう (そこなう)

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

虎

Readings: コ、 とら

Meanings: tiger, drunkard

狙

Readings: ソ、 ショ、 ねら.う、 ねら.い

Meanings: aim at, sight, shadow, stalk

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

砲

Reading: ホウ

Meanings: cannon, gun

撃

Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ

Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer

損

Readings: ソン、 そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる

Meanings: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure