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Zach

その問題は大衆を当惑させた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 問題 大衆 当惑させた

English Translation

The problem puzzled the public.

Furigana

その問題(もんだい)大衆(たいしゅう)当惑(とうわく)させた。

Romanji

Sono mondai wa taishū o tōwakusaseta.

Words

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...
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大衆 (たいしゅう)
general public; the masses
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
当惑 (とうわく)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

Kanji

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い
Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ワク、 まど.う
Meanings: beguile, delusion, perplexity