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貨車が脱線したため中央線は不通になった。

Sentence Analyzer

貨車 脱線した ため 中央線 不通 なった

English Translation

After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.

Furigana

貨車(かしゃ)脱線(だっせん)したため中央線(ちゅうおうせん)不通(ふつう)になった。

Romanji

Kasha ga dassenshita tame chūōsen wa futsū ni natta.

Words

貨車 (かしゃ)
freight car; van
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
脱線 (だっせん)
derailment; digression; deviation
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
不通 (ふつう)
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: カ、 たから
Meanings: freight, goods, property
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ダツ、 ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる
Meanings: undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
Readings: セン、 すじ
Meanings: line, track
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Reading: オウ
Meanings: center, middle
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
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.