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隣の家との境を示す柵がある。

Sentence Analyzer

示す ある

English Translation

There is a fence marking the boundary between our yard and the neighbor's.

Furigana

(となり)(いえ)との(さかい)(しめ)(しがらみ)がある。

Romanji

Tonari no ie to no sakai o shimesu shigarami ga aru.

Words

(となり)
neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)
()
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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(さかい、きょう)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region; spot; space; environment; psychological state; mental state; cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
()
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.
示す (しめす)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
(さく)
fence; paling; railing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: リン、 とな.る、 となり
Meaning: neighboring
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい
Meanings: boundary, border, region
Readings: ジ、 シ、 しめ.す
Meanings: show, indicate, point out, express, display
Readings: サク、 サン、 しがら.む、 しがらみ、 とりで、 やらい
Meanings: stockade, fence, weir, entwine around