電車は急に発進した。

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電車 は 急 に 発進した 。

English Translation

The train jerked forward.

Furigana

電車(でんしゃ)は急(きゅう)に発進(はっしん)した。

Romanji

Densha wa kyū ni hasshinshita.

Words

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

は (は)

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

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

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

発進 (はっしん)

departure; takeoff

Kanji

電

Reading: デン

Meaning: electricity

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

急

Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ

Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote