汽車旅行には読書がよい暇潰しになる。

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汽車旅行には読書がよい暇潰しになる。

English Translation

Reading kills time on a train trip.

Furigana

汽車(きしゃ)旅行(りょこう)には読書(どくしょ)がよい暇潰(ひまつぶ)しになる。

Romanji

Kisha ryokō ni wa dokusho ga yoi himatsubushi ni naru.

Words

汽車 (きしゃ)

train (sometimes specifically a steam train)

旅行 (りょこう)

travel; trip

に (に)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

良い (よい)

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

暇つぶし (ひまつぶし)

waste of time; killing time

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...