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群衆がまるでハエのようにその車の周りに集まった。

Sentence Analyzer

群衆 まるで はえ ように その 周り 集まった

English Translation

The mob gathered round the car like so many flies.

Furigana

群衆(ぐんしゅう)がまるでハエのようにその(くるま)(まわ)りに(あつ)まった。

Romanji

Gunshū ga marude hae no yōni sono kuruma no mawari ni atsumatta.

Words

群衆 (ぐんしゅう、ぐんしゅ、ぐんじゅ)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
丸で (まるで)
quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; just like
(はえ、ハエ)
fly (of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
周り (まわり)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
()
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
集まる (あつまる)
to gather; to collect; to assemble

Kanji

Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い
Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: シュウ、 まわ.り
Meanings: circumference, circuit, lap
Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う
Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock