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Zach

浜辺の砂は白かった。

Sentence Analyzer

浜辺 白かった

English Translation

The sand on the beach was white.

Furigana

浜辺(はまべ)(すな)(しろ)かった。

Romanji

Hamabe no suna wa shirokatta.

Words

浜辺 (はまべ)
beach; foreshore
()
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
(すな、すなご、いさご)
sand; grit; gold dust; silver dust
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
白い (しろい)
white

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 はま
Meanings: seacoast, beach, seashore
Readings: ヘン、 あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Meanings: environs, boundary, border, vicinity
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな
Meaning: sand
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white