交通渋滞で、車が数珠つなぎでした。
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English Translation
The traffic was very heavy. The cars were lined up bumper to bumper.
Furigana
Romanji
Kōtsū jūtai de, kuruma ga juzutsunagi deshita.
Words
交通
(こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
渋滞
(じゅうたい)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
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.
車
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
数珠繋ぎ
(じゅずつなぎ)
linked together; tied in a row
デス
(デス)
death
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: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
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
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ、 かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
Meanings: number, strength, fate, law, figures
Readings: シュ、 たま
Meanings: pearl, gem, jewel