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美術館の東の陳列棟は清掃のため閉鎖されていた。

Sentence Analyzer

美術館 陳列棟 清掃 ため 閉鎖されていた

English Translation

The museum's eastern gallery was closed for cleaning.

Furigana

美術館(びじゅつかん)(ひがし)陳列棟(ちんれつとう)清掃(せいそう)のため閉鎖(へいさ)されていた。

Romanji

Bijutsukan no higashi no chinretsutō wa seisō no tame heisasareteita.

Words

美術館 (びじゅつかん)
art gallery; art museum
()
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
(ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし)
east
陳列棟 (ちんれつとう)
gallery; exhibition hall
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
清掃 (せいそう)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
閉鎖 (へいさ)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ジュツ、 すべ
Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Readings: カン、 やかた、 たて
Meanings: building, mansion, large building, palace
Readings: トウ、 ひがし
Meaning: east
Readings: チン、 ひ.ねる
Meanings: exhibit, state, relate, explain
Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: トウ、 むね、 むな-
Meanings: ridgepole, ridge
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シン、 きよ.い、 きよ.まる、 きよ.める
Meanings: pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く
Meanings: sweep, brush
Readings: ヘイ、 と.じる、 と.ざす、 し.める、 し.まる、 た.てる
Meanings: closed, shut
Readings: サ、 くさり、 とざ.す
Meanings: chain, irons, connection