遠くに教会の尖塔が見えた。

Sentence Analyzer

遠く に 教会 の 尖塔 が 見えた 。

English Translation

A church spire could be seen in the distance.

Furigana

遠(とお)くに教会(きょうかい)の尖塔(せんとう)が見(み)えた。

Romanji

Tōku ni kyōkai no sentō ga mieta.

Words

遠く (とおく)

far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

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

教会 (きょうかい)

church

の (の)

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

先塔 (せんとう)

spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret

が (が)

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

遠

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い

Meanings: distant, far

教

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる

Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

尖

Readings: セン、 とが.る、 さき、 するど.い

Meanings: be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy

塔

Reading: トウ

Meanings: pagoda, tower, steeple

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible