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Zach

きれいな花が受付のデスクに飾ってありました。

Sentence Analyzer

きれいな 受付 デスク 飾ってありました

English Translation

There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.

Furigana

きれいな(はな)受付(うけつけ)のデスクに(かざ)ってありました。

Romanji

Kireina hana ga uketsuke no desuku ni kazattearimashita.

Words

綺麗 (きれい)
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
(はな)
flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
受付 (うけつけ)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
()
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
デスク (デスク)
desk; copy editor
()
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
飾る (かざる)
to decorate; to ornament; to adorn

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 はな
Meaning: flower
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append
Readings: ショク、 かざ.る、 かざ.り
Meanings: decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish