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ボートは定員オーバーでバランスを失った。

Sentence Analyzer

ぼーと 定員 オーバー バランス 失った

English Translation

The boat was off balance because it was overloaded.

Furigana

ボートは定員(ていいん)オーバーでバランスを(うしな)った。

Romanji

Bo-to wa teiin o-ba- de baransu o ushinatta.

Words

ボード (ボード)
board
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
定員 (ていいん)
fixed number of regular personnel; staff quota; complement; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)
オーバー (オーバー、オーバ)
overcoat; over; exceeding; going beyond; exaggeration; ball hit over the head of an outfielder
(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.
バランス (バランス)
balance
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with

Kanji

Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss