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Zach

彼は逃げる以外手だてがなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

逃げる 以外 手だて なかった

English Translation

He had no other resource but to run away.

Furigana

(かれ)()げる以外(いがい)()だてがなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa nigeru igai tedate ga nakatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
逃げる (にげる)
to escape; to run away
以外 (いがい)
with the exception of; excepting
手立て (てだて)
means; method
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる
Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand