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ひどい赤字だったので彼らは店をたたんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

ひどい 赤字 だった ので 彼ら たたんだ

English Translation

They were deep in the red and closed up shop.

Furigana

ひどい赤字(あかじ)だったので(かれ)らは(みせ)をたたんだ。

Romanji

Hidoi akaji datta node karera wa mise o tatanda.

Words

酷い (ひどい)
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
赤字 (あかじ)
deficit; (being in or going into) the red; red text; red letters; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みせ)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
()
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.
畳む (たたむ)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop