税関の役人は箱を検査した。

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税関の役人は箱を検査した。

English Translation

The customs officials examined the boxes.

Furigana

税関(ぜいかん)の役人(やくにん)は箱(はこ)を検査(けんさ)した。

Romanji

Zeikan no yakunin wa hako o kensashita.

Words

税関 (ぜいかん)

customs; customs house

の (の)

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

役人 (やくにん)

government official

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

箱 (はこ、ハコ)

box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

を (を)

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.

検査 (けんさ)

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)