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その倉庫は麻薬密売者の隠れみのだった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 倉庫 麻薬 密売者 隠れみの だった

English Translation

The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.

Furigana

その倉庫(そうこ)麻薬(まやく)密売者(みつばいしゃ)(かく)れみのだった。

Romanji

Sono sōko wa mayaku mitsubaisha no kakuremino datta.

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...
倉庫 (そうこ)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
麻薬 (まやく)
narcotic drugs; narcotic; opium; dope
()
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
隠れ蓑 (かくれみの)
cover; front (e.g. for illegal activities); magic cloak of invisibility; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 くら
Meanings: godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury
Readings: コ、 ク、 くら
Meanings: warehouse, storehouse
Readings: マ、 マア、 あさ
Meanings: hemp, flax, numb
Readings: ヤク、 くすり
Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Readings: ミツ、 ひそ.か
Meanings: secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: イン、 オン、 かく.す、 かく.し、 かく.れる、 かか.す、 よ.る
Meanings: conceal, hide, cover