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汽車が遅れたので、私はそこへ時間通りに着くことができなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

汽車 遅れた ので そこ 時間通り 着く こと できなかった

English Translation

The train was delayed, so I could not arrive there on time.

Furigana

汽車(きしゃ)(おく)れたので、(わたし)はそこへ時間通(じかんどお)りに()くことができなかった。

Romanji

Kisha ga okureta node, watashi wa soko e jikandōri ni tsuku koto ga dekinakatta.

Words

汽車 (きしゃ)
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
時間通り (じかんどおり)
on time
()
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
着く (つく)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: vapor, steam
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
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: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing