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われわれは必ずしもあの星を肉眼で見られるとは限らない。

Sentence Analyzer

われわれ 必ずしも あの 肉眼 見られる 限らない

English Translation

We cannot necessarily see the star with the naked eye.

Furigana

われわれは(かなら)ずしもあの(ほし)肉眼(にくがん)()られるとは(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Wareware wa kanarazushimo ano hoshi o nikugan de mirareru to wa kagiranai.

Words

我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(ほし)
star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
肉眼 (にくがん、にくげん)
naked eye; the physical eye
(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.
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)
限る (かぎる)
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし
Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: ガン、 ゲン、 まなこ、 め
Meaning: eyeball
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability