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ドアに鍵が掛かっていたので、どうしても部屋に入れなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ドア 掛かっていた ので どうしても 部屋 入れなかった

English Translation

The door was locked, so I couldn't get into the room anyway.

Furigana

ドアに(かぎ)()かっていたので、どうしても部屋(へや)()れなかった。

Romanji

Doa ni kagi ga kakatteita node, dōshitemo heya ni irenakatta.

Words

ドア (ドア)
door (Western-style)
()
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
(かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
如何しても (どうしても)
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
入れる (いれる)
to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert