身命をかけて職務を実践し、すべての警察官の心に火をともしてくれました。

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English Translation

He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.

Furigana

身命(しんめい)をかけて職務(しょくむ)を実践(じっせん)し、すべての警察官(けいさつかん)の心(こころ)に火(ひ)をともしてくれました。

Romanji

Shinmei o kakete shokumu o jissenshi, subete no keisatsukan no kokoro ni hi o tomoshitekuremashita.

Words

身命 (しんめい)

one's life

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.

掛ける (かける)

to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)

職務 (しょくむ)

professional duties

実践 (じっせん)

practice; practising; putting into practice; implementation

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

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

警察官 (けいさつかん、ケイサツカン)

policeman; policewoman; police officer

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

点す (ともす、とぼす)

to light; to turn on