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戸は内側から鍵がかけられていた。

Sentence Analyzer

内側 から かけられていた

English Translation

The door was locked from within.

Furigana

()内側(うちがわ)から(かぎ)がかけられていた。

Romanji

To wa uchigawa kara kagi ga kakerareteita.

Words

()
door (esp. Japanese-style); entrance (to a home); narrows
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
内側 (うちがわ)
inside; interior; inner part
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
(かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
架ける (かける)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

Kanji

Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば
Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret
Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key