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黒塗りのリムジンがキーというタイヤの音と共に角を曲がった。

Sentence Analyzer

黒塗り リムジン きー という たいや と共に 曲がった

English Translation

A black limo rounded the corner with a squeal of tires.

Furigana

黒塗(くろぬ)りのリムジンがキーというタイヤの(おと)(とも)(かく)()がった。

Romanji

Kuronuri no rimujin ga ki- toiu taiya no oto totomoni kaku o magatta.

Words

黒塗り (くろぬり)
blackening; blackened thing
()
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
リムジン (リムジン、リムジーン)
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
キー (キー)
key; long squealing sound
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
逮夜 (たいや)
eve of the anniversary of a person's death
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
と共に (とともに)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(かく)
angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
()
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.
曲がる (まがる)
to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn; to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ト、 ぬ.る、 ぬ.り、 まみ.れる
Meanings: paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: キョウ、 とも、 とも.に、 -ども
Meanings: together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
Readings: カク、 かど、 つの
Meanings: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean