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吹雪のため電車が遅れた。

Sentence Analyzer

吹雪 ため 電車 遅れた

English Translation

The train arrived late because of the snowstorm.

Furigana

吹雪(ふぶき)のため電車(でんしゃ)(おく)れた。

Romanji

Fubuki no tame densha ga okureta.

Words

吹雪 (ふぶき)
snow storm; blizzard
()
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
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 ふ.く
Meanings: blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke
Readings: セツ、 ゆき
Meaning: snow
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later