学校への近道だ。

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学校 近道

English Translation

It's a shortcut to the school.

Furigana

学校(がっこう)への近道(ちかみち)だ。

Romanji

Gakkō e no chikamichi da.

Words

学校 (がっこう)
school
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
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
近道 (ちかみち)
short way; shortcut
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings