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交番の周りに人がたくさんいた。

Sentence Analyzer

交番 周り たくさん いた

English Translation

I saw a number of people around the police box.

Furigana

交番(こうばん)(まわ)りに(ひと)がたくさんいた。

Romanji

Kōban no mawari ni hito ga takusan ita.

Words

交番 (こうばん)
police box; small neighborhood police station; alternation; alternating (e.g. current)
()
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
周り (まわり)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
沢山 (たくさん)
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

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: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: シュウ、 まわ.り
Meanings: circumference, circuit, lap
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person