兵(へい)士(し) heishi達(たち) tachiは wa平(へい)和(わ) heiwa記(き)念(ねん)碑(ひ) kinenhiを o建(た)て()た() tateta。 The soldiers erected a peace memorial. Literal Soldiers [topic-は] peace-memorial [object-を] built. 平和記念碑 is a long Sino-Japanese compound: 平和 (peace) + 記念 (commemoration) + 碑 (stone monument). Japanese stacks kanji characters to form compound nouns much like German compounds. military
兵(へい)士(し) heishi達(たち) tachiは wa平(へい)和(わ) heiwa記(き)念(ねん)碑(ひ) kinenhiを o建(た)て()た() tateta。 The soldiers erected a peace memorial. Literal Soldiers [topic-は] peace-memorial [object-を] built. 平和記念碑 is a long Sino-Japanese compound: 平和 (peace) + 記念 (commemoration) + 碑 (stone monument). Japanese stacks kanji characters to form compound nouns much like German compounds. military