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その飛行機は補助ロケットを使って離陸した。

Sentence Analyzer

その 飛行機 補助 ロケット 使って 離陸した

English Translation

The airplane used a rocket motor to assist with takeoff.

Furigana

その飛行機(ひこうき)補助(ほじょ)ロケットを使(つか)って離陸(りりく)した。

Romanji

Sono hikōki wa hojo roketto o tsukatte ririkushita.

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...
飛行機 (ひこうき)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
補助 (ほじょ)
assistance; support; aid; help; subsidy; supplement; subvention; grant-in-aid; auxiliary; subsidiary; spot (in bodybuilding)
ロケット (ロケット)
locket; rocket
()
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.
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
離陸 (りりく)
takeoff

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter
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: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: ホ、 おぎな.う
Meanings: supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Readings: リク、 ロク、 おか
Meanings: land, six