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Zach

車の騒音はとても耳障りだ。

Sentence Analyzer

騒音 とても 耳障り

English Translation

Traffic noise is very harsh to the ear.

Furigana

(くるま)騒音(そうおん)はとても耳障(みみざわ)りだ。

Romanji

Kuruma no sōon wa totemo mimizawari da.

Words

(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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
騒音 (そうおん)
noise
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
耳障り (みみざわり)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating; jarring; cacophonous
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ソウ、 さわ.ぐ、 うれい、 さわ.がしい
Meanings: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ジ、 みみ
Meaning: ear
Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る
Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm