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そのビルは15階建てで、地震に耐えられるように建設されることになっている。

Sentence Analyzer

その びる 階建て 地震 耐えられる ように 建設される こと なっている

English Translation

The building is to be fifteen stories high, and built to resist earthquakes.

Furigana

そのビルは15階建(かいだ)てで、地震(じしん)()えられるように建設(けんせつ)されることになっている。

Romanji

Sono biru wa ichi go kaidate de, jishin ni taerareru yōni kensetsusareru koto ni natteiru.

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...
ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(ご、いつ、い)
five
階建 (かいだて)
an N-storey building
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)
earthquake
()
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
耐える (たえる、こらえる、こたえる)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
建設 (けんせつ)
construction; establishment
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: シン、 ふる.う、 ふる.える
Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver
Readings: タイ、 た.える
Meanings: -proof, enduring
Readings: セツ、 もう.ける
Meanings: establishment, provision, prepare