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それはとても伝統的な儀式だった。

Sentence Analyzer

それ とても 伝統的 儀式 だった

English Translation

It was a very traditional ceremony.

Furigana

それはとても伝統的(でんとうてき)儀式(ぎしき)だった。

Romanji

Sore wa totemo dentōteki na gishiki datta.

Words

其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
伝統的 (でんとうてき)
traditional; conventional
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
儀式 (ぎしき)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service

Kanji

Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: トウ、 す.べる、 ほび.る
Meanings: overall, relationship, ruling, governing
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Reading: 
Meanings: ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
Reading: シキ
Meanings: style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression