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Zach

探検家が山中の道なき道を行った。

Sentence Analyzer

探検家 山中 なき 行った

English Translation

The explorer pushed his way through the trackless mountain region.

Furigana

探検家(たんけんか)山中(さんちゅう)(みち)なき(みち)(おこな)った。

Romanji

Tankenka ga sanchū no michi naki michi o okonatta.

Words

探検家 (たんけんか)
explorer
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
山中 (さんちゅう、やまなか)
in the mountains; among the mountains
()
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
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
行う (おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

Kanji

Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Readings: ケン、 しら.べる
Meanings: examination, investigate
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank