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大都会の喧騒と雑踏の中に住んでいると、時折田舎に出かけて行きたくなる。

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都会 喧騒 雑踏 中に 住んでいる 時折 田舎 出かけて行きたく なる

English Translation

Living in the noise and bustle of a large city, we sometimes feel like going into the country.

Furigana

(だい)都会(とかい)喧騒(けんそう)雑踏(ざっとう)(なか)()んでいると、時折(ときおり)田舎(いなか)()かけて()きたくなる。

Romanji

Dai tokai no kensō to zattō no nakani sundeiru to, tokiori inaka ni dekaketeikitaku naru.

Words

(おお)
big; large
都会 (とかい)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
()
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
喧騒 (けんそう)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
雑踏 (ざっとう)
congestion; traffic jam; throng; hustle and bustle
住む (すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
時折 (ときおり、ときより)
sometimes
田舎 (いなか)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
()
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
出かける (でかける)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
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: ケン、 やかま.しい、 かまびす.しい
Meanings: noisy, boisterous
Readings: ソウ、 さわ.ぐ、 うれい、 さわ.がしい
Meanings: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous
Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる
Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: シャ、 セキ、 やど.る
Meanings: cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank