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Zach

その町のまわりには高い城壁がある。

Sentence Analyzer

その まわり 高い 城壁 ある

English Translation

There are high walls about the town.

Furigana

その(まち)のまわりには(たか)城壁(じょうへき)がある。

Romanji

Sono machi no mawari ni wa takai jōheki ga aru.

Words

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...
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
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
周り (まわり)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
城壁 (じょうへき)
rampart; castle walls
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ジョウ、 しろ
Meaning: castle
Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence