夏には観光客がその町へどっと押し寄せた。

Sentence Analyzer

夏 に は 観光 客 が その 町 へ どっと 押し寄せた 。

English Translation

The town was deluged with tourists in summer.

Furigana

夏(なつ)には観光(かんこう)客(きゃく)がその町(まち)へどっと押(お)し寄(よ)せた。

Romanji

Natsu ni wa kankō kyaku ga sono machi e dotto oshiyoseta.

Words

夏 (なつ)

summer

に (に)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

観光 (かんこう)

sightseeing

客 (きゃく、かく)

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

どっと (どっと)

suddenly

押し寄せる (おしよせる)

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside

Kanji

夏

Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ

Meaning: summer

観

Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す

Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

光

Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり

Meanings: ray, light

客

Readings: キャク、 カク

Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

押

Readings: オウ、 お.す、 お.し-、 お.っ-、 お.さえる、 おさ.える

Meanings: push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

寄

Readings: キ、 よ.る、 -よ.り、 よ.せる

Meanings: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward