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まもなく鉄道網が全国に広がった。

Sentence Analyzer

まもなく 鉄道網 全国 広がった

English Translation

A network of railroads soon spread over the entire country.

Furigana

まもなく鉄道網(てつどうもう)全国(ぜんこく)(ひろ)がった。

Romanji

Mamonaku tetsudōmō ga zenkoku ni hirogatta.

Words

間もなく (まもなく)
soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...
鉄道網 (てつどうもう)
railroad network; railroad system
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
全国 (ぜんこく)
countrywide; nationwide; whole country; national
()
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
広がる (ひろがる)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

Kanji

Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: モウ、 あみ
Meanings: netting, network
Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て
Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious