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ハンドルがきかなくなった救急車が、危うく歩行者をひきそうになった。

Sentence Analyzer

はんどる きかなく なった 救急車 危うく 歩行者 ひきそう なった

English Translation

The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian.

Furigana

ハンドルがきかなくなった救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)が、(あや)うく歩行者(ほこうしゃ)をひきそうになった。

Romanji

Handoru ga kikanaku natta kyūkyūsha ga, ayauku hokōsha o hikisō ni natta.

Words

ハンドル (ハンドル)
handle; steering wheel; (bicycle) handlebar
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
疑懼 (ぎく)
apprehension; uneasiness
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
救急車 (きゅうきゅうしゃ)
ambulance
危うい (あやうい)
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow
歩行者 (ほこうしゃ)
pedestrian; walker
()
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.
()
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

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 すく.う
Meanings: salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む
Meanings: walk, counter for steps
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person