昨日高速道路で事故が合った。

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昨日 高速 道路 で 事故 が 合った 。

English Translation

There was a terrible accident on the freeway yesterday.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)で事故(じこ)が合(あ)った。

Romanji

Kinō kōsoku dōro de jiko ga atta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

高速 (こうそく)

high speed; high gear; highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

で (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.

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

が (が)

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

合う (あう、おう)

to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; to be equitable; to do ... to each other; to do ... together

Kanji

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive

速

Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか

Meanings: quick, fast

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

路

Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち

Meanings: path, route, road, distance

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

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

合

Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1