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街道沿いに家が並んでいた。

Sentence Analyzer

街道沿い 並んでいた

English Translation

Houses were lined up alongside the highway.

Furigana

街道沿(かいどうぞ)いに(いえ)(なら)んでいた。

Romanji

Kaidōzoi ni ie ga narandeita.

Words

()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
並ぶ (ならぶ)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

Kanji

Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 まち
Meanings: boulevard, street, town
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
沿
Readings: エン、 そ.う、 -ぞ.い
Meanings: run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに
Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal