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電車が近づくと、トンネルから一陣の熱風が吹きつけた。

Sentence Analyzer

電車 近づく トンネル から 熱風 吹きつけた

English Translation

There was a gust of hot wind from the tunnel as the train approached.

Furigana

電車(でんしゃ)(ちか)づくと、トンネルから(いち)(じん)熱風(ねっぷう)()きつけた。

Romanji

Densha ga chikazuku to, tonneru kara ichi jin no neppū ga fukitsuketa.

Words

電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
トンネル (トンネル)
tunnel; fielding error
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(じん)
battle formation; camp; encampment; position; group; gang; party; corps; war; battle; campaign
()
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
熱風 (ねっぷう)
hot wind
吹く (ふく)
to blow (e.g. wind); to play a wind instrument; to emit; to spout; to whistle; to laugh; to burst into laughter; to smelt; to mint; to brag; to talk big

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: ジン
Meanings: camp, battle array, ranks, position, sudden, brief time
Readings: ネツ、 あつ.い
Meanings: heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: スイ、 ふ.く
Meanings: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke