大雨のため一日中子供たちは家に閉じこもっていた。

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English Translation

The heavy rain kept the children in all day.

Furigana

大雨(おおあめ)のため一(いち)日中(にちちゅう)子供(こども)たちは家(いえ)に閉(と)じこもっていた。

Romanji

Ōame no tame ichi nichichū kodomotachi wa ie ni tojikomotteita.

Words

大雨 (おおあめ)

heavy rain

の (の)

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

日中 (にっちゅう、ひなか)

daytime; during the day; Sino-Japanese

子供達 (こどもたち)

children

は (は)

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

閉じこもる (とじこもる)

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away