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Zach

道路はほこりで灰色になっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

道路 ほこり 灰色 なっていた

English Translation

The road was gray with dust.

Furigana

道路(どうろ)はほこりで灰色(はいいろ)になっていた。

Romanji

Dōro wa hokori de haiiro ni natteita.

Words

道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ほこり、ホコリ、あい)
dust; one ten-billionth
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
灰色 (はいいろ)
grey; gray; ashen
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; 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: カイ、 はい
Meanings: ashes, puckery juice, cremate
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color