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Zach

緊急の用事ができたので約束を取り消した。

Sentence Analyzer

緊急 用事 できた ので 約束 取り消した

English Translation

I canceled my appointment because of urgent business.

Furigana

緊急(きんきゅう)用事(ようじ)ができたので約束(やくそく)()()した。

Romanji

Kinkyū no yōji ga dekita node yakusoku o torikeshita.

Words

緊急 (きんきゅう)
urgent; pressing; emergency
()
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
用事 (ようじ)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
約束 (やくそく)
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate
()
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.
取り消す (とりけす)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

Kanji

Readings: キン、 し.める、 し.まる
Meanings: tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる
Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel