その肖像画は美人の横顔を描いている。

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その肖像画は美人の横顔を描いている。

English Translation

The portrait shows the profile of a beautiful woman.

Furigana

その肖像画(しょうぞうが)は美人(びじん)の横顔(よこがお)を描(えが)いている。

Romanji

Sono shōzōga wa bijin no yokogao o egaiteiru.

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...

肖像画 (しょうぞうが)

portrait

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

美人 (びじん)

beautiful person (woman)

の (の)

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

横顔 (よこがお)

face in profile; profile; face seen from the side

を (を)

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.

描く (えがく、かく)

to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)