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彼らの費用の見積もりは大幅な計算違いだった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 費用 見積もり 大幅な 計算違い だった

English Translation

Their estimate of the cost was wide of the mark.

Furigana

(かれ)らの費用(ひよう)見積(みつ)もりは大幅(おおはば)計算違(けいさんちが)いだった。

Romanji

Karera no hiyō no mitsumori wa ōhabana keisanchigai datta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
費用 (ひよう)
cost; expense
見積もり (みつもり)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大幅 (おおはば)
big; large; drastic; substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
計算違い (けいさんちがい)
miscalculation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: セキ、 つ.む、 -づ.み、 つ.もる、 つ.もり
Meanings: volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: フク、 はば
Meanings: hanging scroll, width
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: サン、 そろ
Meanings: calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ