洪水の被害はごくわずかだった。

Sentence Analyzer

洪水 の 被害 は ごく わずか だった 。

English Translation

The damage from the flood was negligible.

Furigana

洪水(こうずい)の被害(ひがい)はごくわずかだった。

Romanji

Kōzui no higai wa goku wazuka datta.

Words

洪水 (こうずい)

flood

の (の)

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

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

極 (ごく)

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

洪

Reading: コウ

Meanings: deluge, flood, vast

水

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-

Meaning: water

被

Readings: ヒ、 こうむ.る、 おお.う、 かぶ.る、 かぶ.せる

Meanings: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving

害

Reading: ガイ

Meanings: harm, injury