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田舎の道路は、都会ほど混雑しません。

Sentence Analyzer

田舎 道路 都会 ほど 混雑しません

English Translation

The roads out in the country are not so busy as in the city.

Furigana

田舎(いなか)道路(どうろ)は、都会(とかい)ほど混雑(こんざつ)しません。

Romanji

Inaka no dōro wa, tokai hodo konzatsushimasen.

Words

田舎 (いなか)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
()
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
道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
都会 (とかい)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
混雑 (こんざつ)
congestion; crush; crowding; jam; confusion; disorder

Kanji

Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: シャ、 セキ、 やど.る
Meanings: cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
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: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: コン、 ま.じる、 -ま.じり、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 こ.む
Meanings: mix, blend, confuse
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous