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次の段階は、いい芸術学校に入ることだった。

Sentence Analyzer

段階 いい 芸術 学校 入る こと だった

English Translation

The next stage was to enter a good arts school.

Furigana

(つぎ)段階(だんかい)は、いい芸術(げいじゅつ)学校(がっこう)(はい)ることだった。

Romanji

Tsugi no dankai wa, ii geijutsu gakkō ni hairu koto datta.

Words

(つぎ)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
()
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
段階 (だんかい)
grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
芸術 (げいじゅつ)
(fine) art; the arts
学校 (がっこう)
school
()
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
入る (いる)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: ゲイ、 ウン、 う.える、 のり、 わざ
Meanings: technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
Readings: ジュツ、 すべ
Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: コウ、 キョウ
Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert