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街には奇妙な外国語が氾濫していた。

Sentence Analyzer

奇妙な 外国語 氾濫していた

English Translation

The town was flooded with strange foreign words.

Furigana

(まち)には奇妙(きみょう)外国語(がいこくご)氾濫(はんらん)していた。

Romanji

Machi ni wa kimyōna gaikokugo ga hanranshiteita.

Words

(がい)
.. street; .. quarter; .. district
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
奇妙 (きみょう)
strange; queer; curious
外国語 (がいこくご)
foreign language
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
氾濫 (はんらん、ハンラン)
overflowing; flood; inundation; deluge; oversupply; plethora

Kanji

Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 まち
Meanings: boulevard, street, town
Readings: キ、 く.しき、 あや.しい、 くし、 めずら.しい
Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity
Readings: ミョウ、 ビョウ、 たえ
Meanings: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ハン、 ひろ.がる
Meanings: spread out, wide
Readings: ラン、 みだ.りに、 みだ.りがましい
Meanings: excessive, overflow, spread out