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道路を横切るときには必ず最初に車を確認しなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

道路 横切る ときに 必ず 最初 確認し なさい

English Translation

Never go across the street without looking for cars first.

Furigana

道路(どうろ)横切(よこぎ)るときには(かなら)最初(さいしょ)(くるま)確認(かくにん)しなさい。

Romanji

Dōro o yokogiru tokini wa kanarazu saisho ni kuruma o kakuninshi nasai.

Words

道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
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.
横切る (よこぎる)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
確認 (かくにん)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
Readings: オウ、 よこ
Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める
Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe