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街道は次の村で南へ向かう。

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街道 向かう

English Translation

The road tends to the south at the next village.

Furigana

街道(かいどう)(つぎ)(むら)(みなみ)()かう。

Romanji

Kaidō wa tsugi no mura de minami e mukau.

Words

街道 (かいどう)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(つぎ)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
()
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
(むら)
village
(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.
(みなみ)
south
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards

Kanji

Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 まち
Meanings: boulevard, street, town
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: ナン、 ナ、 みなみ
Meaning: south
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach