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この道路は工事中のため通行止めだ。

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この 道路 工事中 ため 通行止め

English Translation

This road is closed to traffic for construction work.

Furigana

この道路(どうろ)工事中(こうじちゅう)のため通行止(つうこうど)めだ。

Romanji

Kono dōro wa kōjichū no tame tsūkōdome da.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
工事中 (こうじちゅう)
under construction
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
通行止め (つうこうどめ)
closure (of a road); dead end; blind alley; cul-de-sac; No Through Road (e.g. on a sign)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
Readings: コウ、 ク、 グ
Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
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.
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt