彼は遠方に船を見つけた。

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彼 は 遠方 に 船 を 見つけた 。

English Translation

He caught sight of a ship in the distance.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は遠方(えんぽう)に船(ふね)を見(み)つけた。

Romanji

Kare wa enpō ni fune o mitsuketa.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

遠方 (えんぽう、おちかた)

long way; distant place

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

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

遠

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い

Meanings: distant, far

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible