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この廃虚はかつて立派な宮殿であった。

Sentence Analyzer

この 廃虚 かつて 立派な 宮殿 あった

English Translation

Those ruins were once a splendid palace.

Furigana

この廃虚(はいきょ)はかつて立派(りっぱ)宮殿(きゅうでん)であった。

Romanji

Kono haikyo wa katsute rippana kyūden de atta.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
廃墟 (はいきょ)
ruins; abandoned building
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
嘗て (かつて、かって)
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
立派 (りっぱ)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid
宮殿 (きゅうでん)
palace
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ハイ、 すた.れる、 すた.る
Meanings: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon
Readings: キョ、 コ、 むな.しい、 うつ.ろ
Meanings: void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Reading: 
Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
Readings: キュウ、 グウ、 ク、 クウ、 みや
Meanings: Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess
殿
Readings: デン、 テン、 との、 -どの
Meanings: Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord