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その彫刻家は木で仏像を刻んだ。

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その 彫刻家 仏像 刻んだ

English Translation

The sculptor carved wood into an image of Buddha.

Furigana

その彫刻家(ちょうこくか)()仏像(ぶつぞう)(きざ)んだ。

Romanji

Sono chōkokuka wa ki de butsuzō o kizanda.

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...
彫刻家 (ちょうこくか)
engraver; carver; sculptor
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(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.
仏像 (ぶつぞう)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
()
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.
刻む (きざむ)
to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch; to tick away (time); to record the passing moments; to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly; to have tattooed; to torment

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 ほ.る、 -ぼ.り
Meanings: carve, engrave, chisel
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: ブツ、 フツ、 ほとけ
Meanings: Buddha, the dead, France
Reading: ゾウ
Meanings: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait