濃霧のため貨物列車は半時間ほど遅れた。

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濃霧 の ため 貨物 列車 は 半 時間 ほど 遅れた 。

English Translation

The freight train was held up about half an hour because of a dense fog.

Furigana

濃霧(のうむ)のため貨物(かもつ)列車(れっしゃ)は半(はん)時間(じかん)ほど遅(おく)れた。

Romanji

Nōmu no tame kamotsu ressha wa han jikan hodo okureta.

Words

濃霧 (のうむ)

heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog

の (の)

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

貨物 (かもつ、かぶつ)

cargo; freight; money or assets

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

半 (はん)

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

遅れる (おくれる)

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Kanji

濃

Readings: ノウ、 こ.い

Meanings: concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted

霧

Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ブ、 きり

Meanings: fog, mist

貨

Readings: カ、 たから

Meanings: freight, goods, property

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

列

Readings: レツ、 レ

Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

半

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば

Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later