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Zach

半時間ほどすごい土砂降りだった。

Sentence Analyzer

時間 ほど すごい 土砂降り だった

English Translation

It rained like mad for about a half-hour.

Furigana

(はん)時間(じかん)ほどすごい土砂降(どしゃぶ)りだった。

Romanji

Han jikan hodo sugoi doshaburi datta.

Words

(はん)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
凄い (すごい)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
土砂降り (どしゃぶり)
downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな
Meaning: sand
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender