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彼は長い間天井を見つめていた。

Sentence Analyzer

長い 天井 見つめていた

English Translation

He gazed at the ceiling for a long time.

Furigana

(かれ)(なが)()天井(てんじょう)()つめていた。

Romanji

Kare wa nagai ma tenjō o mitsumeteita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
()
space; room; time; pause
天井 (てんじょう)
ceiling; ceiling price
()
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.
見つめる (みつめる)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い
Meanings: well, well crib, town, community
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible