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その戸は外側から鍵がしめられている。

Sentence Analyzer

その 外側 から しめられている

English Translation

The door was locked from the outside.

Furigana

その()外側(そとがわ)から(かぎ)がしめられている。

Romanji

Sono to wa sotogawa kara kagi ga shimerareteiru.

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...
()
door (esp. Japanese-style); entrance (to a home); narrows
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外側 (そとがわ、がいそく)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
(かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
しめる (しめる)
to make; to let

Kanji

Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば
Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret
Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key