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鉄道という新しい交通手段が開発された。

Sentence Analyzer

鉄道 という 新しい 交通 手段 開発された

English Translation

A new means of communication was developed — the railway.

Furigana

鉄道(てつどう)という(あたら)しい交通(こうつう)手段(しゅだん)開発(かいはつ)された。

Romanji

Tetsudō toiu atarashii kōtsū shudan ga kaihatsusareta.

Words

鉄道 (てつどう)
railroad; railway; rail transport
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
手段 (しゅだん)
means; way; measure
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
開発 (かいはつ、かいほつ)
development; exploitation

Kanji

Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots