その柵は、狼を中に入れなくしておくほど高くはなかった。

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English Translation

The fence was not high enough to keep the wolves out.

Furigana

その柵(しがらみ)は、狼(おおかみ)を中(なか)に入(い)れなくしておくほど高(たか)くはなかった。

Romanji

Sono shigarami wa, ōkami o naka ni irenaku shiteoku hodo takaku wa nakatta.

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...

柵 (さく)

fence; paling; railing

は (は)

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

狼 (おおかみ、おおかめ、おいぬ、オオカミ)

wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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.

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

に (に)

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

入れる (いれる)

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

柵

Readings: サク、サン、しがら.む、しがらみ、とりで、やらい

Meanings: stockade, fence, weir, entwine around

狼

Readings: ロウ、おおかみ

Meaning: wolf

中

Readings: チュウ、なか、うち、あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

入

Readings: ニュウ、ジュ、い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、い.れる、 -い.れ、はい.る

Meanings: enter, insert

高

Readings: コウ、たか.い、たか、 -だか、たか.まる、たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive