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イージス衝突 — なぜ避けられなかったか。

Sentence Analyzer

イージス 衝突 なぜ 避けられなかった

English Translation

The Aegis collision - why couldn't it have been avoided?

Furigana

イージス衝突(しょうとつ)—なぜ()けられなかったか。

Romanji

I-jisu shōtotsu naze sakerarenakatta ka.

Words

イージス (イージス、エイジス)
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
衝突 (しょうとつ)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
避ける (さける、よける)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 つ.く
Meanings: collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける
Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun