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Zach

その税は農民に重くのしかかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 農民 重く のしかかった

English Translation

The tax bore hard on the peasantry.

Furigana

その(ぜい)農民(のうみん)(おも)くのしかかった。

Romanji

Sono zei wa nōmin ni omoku noshikakatta.

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...
(ぜい)
tax
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
農民 (のうみん)
farmers; peasants
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
重い (おもい)
heavy; weighty; massive; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy; slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy; important; serious; grave; serious; severe; critical; solid; established; dignified; sensible
圧し掛かる (のしかかる)
to lean on; to weigh on; to bend over; to lean forward

Kanji

Reading: ゼイ
Meanings: tax, duty
Reading: ノウ
Meanings: agriculture, farmers
Readings: ミン、 たみ
Meanings: people, nation, subjects
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold