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交通の騒音や犬のなき声やらで彼は眠れなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

交通 騒音 なき声 やら 眠れなかった

English Translation

Between the traffic and the dog's barking, he couldn't sleep.

Furigana

交通(こうつう)騒音(そうおん)(いぬ)のなき(ごえ)やらで(かれ)(ねむ)れなかった。

Romanji

Kōtsū no sōon ya inu no nakigoe yara de kare wa nemurenakatta.

Words

交通 (こうつう)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
()
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
騒音 (そうおん)
noise
()
such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
やら (やら)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot
(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.
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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: ソウ、 さわ.ぐ、 うれい、 さわ.がしい
Meanings: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy