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昨夜、交通事故で車が壊れた。

Sentence Analyzer

昨夜 交通 事故 壊れた

English Translation

The traffic accident delayed the cars last night.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)(くるま)(こわ)れた。

Romanji

Sakuya, kōtsū jiko de kuruma ga kowareta.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
壊れる (こわれる)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
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: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy