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渋滞にいらいらして大勢の運転手達はクラクションを鳴らし出した。

Sentence Analyzer

渋滞 いらいらして 大勢 運転手達 クラクション 鳴らし出した

English Translation

Impatient at the delay, many drivers began to blow their horns.

Furigana

渋滞(じゅうたい)にいらいらして大勢(たいせい)運転手達(うんてんしゅたち)はクラクションを(なだ)らし()した。

Romanji

Jūtai ni irairashite taisei no untenshutachi wa kurakushon o narashidashita.

Words

渋滞 (じゅうたい)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
苛々 (いらいら、イライラ)
getting nervous; irritation
大勢 (たいせい)
general trend; current thought
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
クラクション (クラクション)
Klaxon; car horn
()
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.
鳴らす (ならす)
to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose); to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed; to state; to insist; to complain; to fart (loudly)

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 シュウ、 しぶ、 しぶ.い、 しぶ.る
Meanings: astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 とどこお.る
Meanings: stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: セイ、 ゼイ、 いきお.い、 はずみ
Meanings: forces, energy, military strength
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude