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Zach

僕は58号の高速道路を使ったよ。

Sentence Analyzer

高速 道路 使った

English Translation

I took Highway 58.

Furigana

(ぼく)は58(ごう)高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)使(つか)ったよ。

Romanji

Boku wa go hachi gō no kōsoku dōro o tsukatta yo.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ご、いつ、い)
five
(はち、や)
eight
(ごう)
number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group; sobriquet; pen-name
()
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
高速 (こうそく)
high speed; high gear; highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
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.
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ゴウ、 さけ.ぶ、 よびな
Meanings: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか
Meanings: quick, fast
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause