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列車の窓からその城がちらりと見えた。

Sentence Analyzer

列車 から その ちらりと 見えた

English Translation

We caught a glimpse of the castle from the window of our train.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)(まど)からその(しろ)がちらりと()えた。

Romanji

Ressha no mado kara sono shiro ga chirarito mieta.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)
train (ordinary)
()
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
(まど)
window
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(しろ)
castle
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ソウ、 ス、 まど、 てんまど、 けむだし
Meanings: window, pane
Readings: ジョウ、 しろ
Meaning: castle
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible