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高速道路は何千もの車で渋滞した。

Sentence Analyzer

高速 道路 もの車 渋滞した

English Translation

The expressway was congested with thousands of cars.

Furigana

高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)(なん)(せん)もの(しゃ)渋滞(じゅうたい)した。

Romanji

Kōsoku dōro wa nan sen monosha de jūtaishita.

Words

高速 (こうそく)
high speed; high gear; highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(せん、ち)
1,000; thousand
(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.
渋滞 (じゅうたい)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation

Kanji

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
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: セン、 ち
Meaning: thousand
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ジュウ、 シュウ、 しぶ、 しぶ.い、 しぶ.る
Meanings: astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 とどこお.る
Meanings: stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears