彼らは密林に道を切り開いた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら は 密林 に 道 を 切り開いた 。

English Translation

They cut out a path through thick jungle.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは密林(みつりん)に道(みち)を切(き)り開(ひら)いた。

Romanji

Karera wa mitsurin ni michi o kirihiraita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

密林 (みつりん)

close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

を (を)

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.

切り開く (きりひらく)

to clear (land); to open up; to cut through

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

密

Readings: ミツ、 ひそ.か

Meanings: secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulness

林

Readings: リン、 はやし

Meanings: grove, forest

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

切

Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ

Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp

開

Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける

Meanings: open, unfold, unseal