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汽車は突然止まった。

Sentence Analyzer

汽車 突然 止まった

English Translation

The train was brought to a sudden halt.

Furigana

汽車(きしゃ)突然(とつぜん)()まった。

Romanji

Kisha wa totsuzen tomatta.

Words

汽車 (きしゃ)
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
止まる (とまる)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: vapor, steam
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt