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警官は車を1台1台検問した。

Sentence Analyzer

警官 検問した

English Translation

The police checked up on each car.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)(くるま)を1(だい)(だい)検問(けんもん)した。

Romanji

Keikan wa kuruma o ichi dai ichi dai kenmonshita.

Words

警官 (けいかん)
policeman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(だい)
stand; rack; table; support; belt; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)
検問 (けんもん)
inspection; examination; check

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める
Meanings: admonish, commandment
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: ケン、 しら.べる
Meanings: examination, investigate
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem