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Zach

煙突から煙が立っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

煙突 から 立っていた

English Translation

Smoke was rising from the chimney.

Furigana

煙突(えんとつ)から(けむり)()っていた。

Romanji

Entotsu kara kemuri ga tatteita.

Words

煙突 (えんとつ)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe; carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
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
(けむり、けぶり、けむ、けぶ)
smoke; fumes
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
立つ (たつ)
to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect