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屋根にいく階段は狭くて急でくらいです。

Sentence Analyzer

屋根 いく 階段 狭くて くらい です

English Translation

The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.

Furigana

屋根(やね)にいく階段(かいだん)(せま)くて(きゅう)でくらいです。

Romanji

Yane ni iku kaidan wa semakute kyū de kurai desu.

Words

屋根 (やね)
roof
()
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
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
階段 (かいだん)
stairs; stairway; staircase
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
狭い (せまい)
narrow; confined; small
(きゅう)
urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: キョウ、 コウ、 せま.い、 せば.める、 せば.まる、 さ
Meanings: cramped, narrow, contract, tight
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep