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Zach

台所の明かりは一晩中ともっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

台所 明かり 晩中 ともっていた

English Translation

The lights in the kitchen burned all night.

Furigana

台所(だいどころ)()かりは(いち)晩中(ばんちゅう)ともっていた。

Romanji

Daidokoro no akari wa ichi banchū tomotteita.

Words

台所 (だいどころ、だいどこ)
kitchen; financial situation
()
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
明かり (あかり)
light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
吃る (どもる)
to stammer; to stutter

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: バン
Meanings: nightfall, night
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center