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彼女の近所の人たちは、この国のどこでも見かけるような人々だった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 近所 人たち この どこ でも 見かける ような 人々 だった

English Translation

Her neighbors were such as you meet everywhere in this country.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)近所(きんじょ)(ひと)たちは、この(くに)のどこでも()かけるような人々(ひとびと)だった。

Romanji

Kanojo no kinjo no hitotachi wa, kono kuni no doko demo mikakeru yōna hitobito datta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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
近所 (きんじょ)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
人達 (ひとたち)
people
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
見かける (みかける)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible