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UFOらしき物体はガクンと方向を変え、空のかなたに消えた。

Sentence Analyzer

UFO らしき 物体 くん 方向 変え かなた 消えた

English Translation

Something looking like a UFO made a sudden turn then disappeared into the distant sky.

Furigana

UFOらしき物体(ぶったい)はガクンと方向(ほうこう)()え、(そら)のかなたに()えた。

Romanji

UFO rashiki buttai wa ga kun to hōkō o kae, sora no kanata ni kieta.

Words

UFO (ユーフォー)
unidentified flying object; UFO
らしい (らしい)
seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...
物体 (ぶったい)
body; object
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
(くん)
Mr (junior); master; boy
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
方向 (ほうこう)
direction; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)
()
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.
変える (かえる)
to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend
(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
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
彼方 (かなた、あなた)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
()
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
消える (きえる)
to go out; to vanish; to disappear

Kanji

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel