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昨年自転車競技が名古屋で行われた。

Sentence Analyzer

昨年 自転車 競技 名古屋 行われた

English Translation

A bicycle race was held in Nagoya last year.

Furigana

昨年(さくねん)自転車(じてんしゃ)競技(きょうぎ)名古屋(なごや)(おこな)われた。

Romanji

Sakunen jitensha kyōgi ga Nagoya de okonawareta.

Words

昨年 (さくねん)
last year
自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)
bicycle
競技 (きょうぎ)
game; match; contest
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
名古屋 (なごや)
Nagoya (city)
(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.
行う (おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ギ、 わざ
Meanings: skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank