遠くから見ると、その島は雲のようであった。

Sentence Analyzer

遠く から 見る その よう あった

English Translation

Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.

Furigana

(とお)くから()ると、その(しま)(くも)のようであった。

Romanji

Tōku kara miru to, sono shima wa kumo no yō de atta.

Words

遠く (とおく)
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くも)
cloud
()
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
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: ウン、 くも、 -ぐも
Meaning: cloud