車が故障したので遅れました。

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車 が 故障した ので 遅れました 。

English Translation

I was late because my car broke down.

Furigana

車(くるま)が故障(こしょう)したので遅(おく)れました。

Romanji

Kuruma ga koshōshita node okuremashita.

Words

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

故障 (こしょう)

breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

遅れる (おくれる)

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Kanji

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

障

Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る

Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm

遅

Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い

Meanings: slow, late, back, later