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そこはめったに雨が降らない。

Sentence Analyzer

そこ めったに 降らない

English Translation

It hardly ever rains there.

Furigana

そこはめったに(あめ)()らない。

Romanji

Soko wa mettani ame ga furanai.

Words

其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
滅多に (めったに)
rarely; seldom
(あめ)
rain
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
下る (くだる)
to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

Kanji

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender