Sign In

Dictionary

Japanese Sentence with English Translation

Back to Dictionary »

Search by Japanese

字▼

Search by English Meaning

Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
The governor's speech was aimed at the press.
Romaji Hide

Vocabulary list

chiji
noun, no adjective
  1. prefectural governor
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
enzetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. speech; address
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kishadan
noun
  1. press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
kisha
noun
  1. reporter; journalist
dan
noun
  1. body; group; party; company; troupe
nimukete
expression
  1. towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
mukeru

te-form

mukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to turn towards; to point
okonau

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

okonawareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
okonawareru

Plain Past Indicative Form

okonawareta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use

Comments for this sentence

If you have a question or would like to make a comment on this sentence, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.



Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.