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Zach

そのバイクは電柱にぶつかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その ばいく 電柱 ぶつかった

English Translation

The motorbike struck the telephone pole.

Furigana

そのバイクは電柱(でんちゅう)にぶつかった。

Romanji

Sono baiku wa denchū ni butsukatta.

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...
バイク (バイク)
motorcycle; motorbike
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電柱 (でんちゅう)
telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole
()
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
打つかる (ぶつかる)
to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict; to encounter; to meet; to clash

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: チュウ、 はしら
Meanings: pillar, post, cylinder, support