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Zach

厚い壁が外の騒音をさえぎっている。

Sentence Analyzer

厚い 騒音 さえぎっている

English Translation

The thick walls baffle outside noises.

Furigana

(あつ)(かべ)(そと)騒音(そうおん)をさえぎっている。

Romanji

Atsui kabe ga soto no sōon o saegitteiru.

Words

厚い (あつい)
thick; deep; heavy; kind; cordial; hospitable; warm; faithful; serious (of an illness); abundant
(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(そと、と)
outside; exterior; open air; other place
()
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
騒音 (そうおん)
noise
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
遮る (さえぎる)
to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 あつ.い、 あか
Meanings: thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: ソウ、 さわ.ぐ、 うれい、 さわ.がしい
Meanings: boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise