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川は町の3キロ下流で分岐する。

Sentence Analyzer

きろ 下流 分岐する

English Translation

The river branches three kilometers below the town.

Furigana

(かわ)(まち)の3キロ下流(かりゅう)分岐(ぶんき)する。

Romanji

Kawa wa machi no san kiro karyū de bunkisuru.

Words

(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
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
(さん、み)
three; tri-
キロ (キロ)
kilo-; 10^3; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer; kilo-; 2^10
下流 (かりゅう)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
(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.
分岐 (ぶんき)
divergence (e.g. in a road); ramification; forking; jump; multi-drop

Kanji

Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: キ、 ギ
Meanings: branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater