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ドアがきちんと閉まらない時はドアを少し削らなければならない。

Sentence Analyzer

ドア きちんと 閉まらない ドア 少し 削らなければならない

English Translation

If the door doesn't fit, you might have to shave off a bit of the wood until it closes properly.

Furigana

ドアがきちんと()まらない(とき)はドアを(すこ)(けず)らなければならない。

Romanji

Doa ga kichinto shimaranai toki wa doa o sukoshi kezuranakerebanaranai.

Words

ドア (ドア)
door (Western-style)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
きちんと (きちんと)
precisely; accurately; neatly
閉まる (しまる)
to be shut; to close; to be closed; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober; to become tense
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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.
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
削る (けずる)
to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off; to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down; to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 と.じる、 と.ざす、 し.める、 し.まる、 た.てる
Meanings: closed, shut
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: サク、 けず.る、 はつ.る、 そ.ぐ
Meanings: plane, sharpen, whittle, pare, shave