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近隣の家は壊れたが、自宅は少しの修繕費ですんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

近隣 壊れた 自宅 少し 修繕費 すんだ

English Translation

The neighbouring house was destroyed, but mine survived just a bit of cost for repair.

Furigana

近隣(きんりん)(いえ)(こわ)れたが、自宅(じたく)(すこ)しの修繕費(しゅうぜんひ)ですんだ。

Romanji

Kinrin no ie wa kowareta ga, jitaku wa sukoshi no shūzenhi de sunda.

Words

近隣 (きんりん)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
壊れる (こわれる)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
自宅 (じたく)
one's home
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
修繕費 (しゅうぜんひ)
repair expense
(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.
済む (すむ)
to finish; to end; to be completed; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Reading: タク
Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Readings: ゼン、 つくろ.う
Meanings: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste