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ラッシュアワーの交通渋滞で、到着が2時間遅れてしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

ラッシュアワー 交通 渋滞 到着 時間 遅れてしまった

English Translation

A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.

Furigana

ラッシュアワーの交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)で、到着(とうちゃく)が2時間(じかん)(おく)れてしまった。

Romanji

Rasshuawa- no kōtsū jūtai de, tōchaku ga ni jikan okureteshimatta.

Words

ラッシュアワー (ラッシュアワー、ラッシュ・アワー)
rush hour
()
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
交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
渋滞 (じゅうたい)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
到着 (とうちゃく)
arrival
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ジュウ、 シュウ、 しぶ、 しぶ.い、 しぶ.る
Meanings: astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 とどこお.る
Meanings: stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
Readings: トウ、 いた.る
Meanings: arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later