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大学での初日はかなり退屈だった。

Sentence Analyzer

大学 初日 かなり 退屈 だった

English Translation

My first day in the university was rather boring.

Furigana

大学(だいがく)での初日(しょにち)はかなり退屈(たいくつ)だった。

Romanji

Daigaku de no shonichi wa kanari taikutsu datta.

Words

大学 (だいがく)
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning - one of the Four Books
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
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
初日 (しょにち)
first or opening day
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
可也 (かなり)
considerably; fairly; quite
退屈 (たいくつ)
tedium; boredom
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit