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Zach

重荷で机がきしるほどだった。

Sentence Analyzer

重荷 きしる ほど だった

English Translation

The loaded desk groaned again.

Furigana

重荷(おもに)(つくえ)がきしるほどだった。

Romanji

Omoni de tsukue ga kishiru hodo datta.

Words

重荷 (おもに、じゅうか)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
(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.
(つくえ、つき)
desk
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
軋る (きしる)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: カ、 に
Meanings: baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
Readings: キ、 つくえ
Meanings: desk, table