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自動車事故の現場は恐ろしい光景だった。

Sentence Analyzer

自動車 事故 現場 恐ろしい 光景 だった

English Translation

The scene of the traffic accident was a horrible sight.

Furigana

自動車(じどうしゃ)事故(じこ)現場(げんば)(おそ)ろしい光景(こうけい)だった。

Romanji

Jidōsha jiko no genba wa osoroshii kōkei datta.

Words

自動車 (じどうしゃ)
automobile
事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
()
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
現場 (げんば、げんじょう)
actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting; shop floor; factory floor; (on) site
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
恐ろしい (おそろしい)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing
光景 (こうけい)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: キョウ、 おそ.れる、 おそ.る、 おそ.ろしい、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる
Meanings: fear, dread, awe
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light
Reading: ケイ
Meanings: scenery, view