大規模な道路工事が始まった。

大規模な道路工事が始まった。

Large-scale road construction began.

大(だい)規模(きぼ)な道路(どうろ)工事(こうじ)が始(はじ)まった。

Dai kibo na dōro kōji ga hajimatta.

大 (おお)

big; large

規模 (きぼ)

scale; scope; plan; structure

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

工事 (こうじ)

construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

Reading: キ

Meanings: standard, measure

Readings: モ、ボ

Meanings: imitation, copy, mock

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: コウ、ク、グ

Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

Readings: ジ、ズ、こと、つか.う、つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Readings: シ、はじ.める、 -はじ.める、はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin