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駐禁で切符を切られた直後にUターン禁止でつかまった。運が悪いというか、弱り目に祟り目というか。

Sentence Analyzer

駐禁 切符 切られた 直後 Uターン 禁止 つかまった 悪い いう 弱り目 祟り目 いう

English Translation

It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.

Furigana

駐禁(ちゅうきん)切符(きっぷ)()られた直後(ちょくご)にUターン禁止(きんし)でつかまった。(うん)(わる)いというか、(よわ)()(たた)()というか。

Romanji

Chūkin de kippu o kirareta chokugo ni yu-ta-n kinshi de tsukamatta. un ga warui to iu ka, yowarime ni tatarime to iu ka.

Words

駐禁 (ちゅうきん)
no parking
(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.
切符 (きっぷ)
ticket
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
切る (きる)
to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (i.e. the light); to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.); to reduce; to decrease; to discount; to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain; to cross; to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (a vehicle); to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut; to shuffle (cards); to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate; to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to finish; to complete
直後 (ちょくご)
immediately following
()
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
Uターン (ユーターン)
U-turn
禁止 (きんし)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
捕まる (つかまる)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi); to be detained by
(うん)
fortune; luck
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
弱り目 (よわりめ)
time of weakness
祟り目 (たたりめ)
the evil eye

Kanji

Reading: チュウ
Meanings: stop-over, reside in, resident
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Reading: 
Meanings: token, sign, mark, tally, charm
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: ジャク、 よわ.い、 よわ.る、 よわ.まる、 よわ.める
Meanings: weak, frail
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: スイ、 たた.る、 たた.り
Meanings: curse, haunt