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電光石火の速さで走った。

Sentence Analyzer

電光石火 速さ 走った

English Translation

I ran like lightning.

Furigana

電光石火(でんこうせっか)(はや)さで(はし)った。

Romanji

Denkōsekka no hayasa de hashitta.

Words

電光石火 (でんこうせっか)
lightning speed
()
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
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
(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.
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか
Meanings: quick, fast
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run