これが駅までの一番の近道だ。

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これが駅までの一番の近道だ。

English Translation

This is the shortest way to the station.

Furigana

これが駅(えき)までの一番(いちばん)の近道(ちかみち)だ。

Romanji

Kore ga eki made no ichiban no chikamichi da.

Words

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

駅 (えき)

station

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

の (の)

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

一番 (いちばん)

number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece

近道 (ちかみち)

short way; shortcut

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative