その問題の解決は予想以上に難しかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 問題 の 解決 は 予想 以上に 難しかった 。

English Translation

A resolution to the problem was more difficult than we anticipated.

Furigana

その問題(もんだい)の解決(かいけつ)は予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)に難(むずか)しかった。

Romanji

Sono mondai no kaiketsu wa yosō ijōni muzukashikatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

解決 (かいけつ)

settlement; solution; resolution

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

予想 (よそう)

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

題

Reading: ダイ

Meanings: topic, subject

解

Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る

Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

決

Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く

Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

予

Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め

Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I

想

Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う

Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

難

Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い

Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect