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Zach

彼は、粘土で優雅な壷を形作った。

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粘土 優雅な 形作った

English Translation

He fashioned an elegant pot out of clay.

Furigana

(かれ)は、粘土(ねんど)優雅(ゆうが)(つぼ)形作(かたちづく)った。

Romanji

Kare wa, nendo de yūgana tsubo o katachizukutta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
粘土 (ねんど、ねばつち)
clay
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
優雅 (ゆうが)
elegance; grace; refinement
(つぼ、ツボ、つほ、つふ)
jar; pot; vase; dice cup; depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall); target (when aiming an arrow); (figurative) bull's-eye; key point (of a conversation, etc.); acupuncture point; moxibustion point; nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)
()
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.
形作る (かたちづくる)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ネン、 ねば.る
Meanings: sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る
Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness
Readings: ガ、 みや.び
Meanings: gracious, elegant, graceful, refined
Readings: コ、 つぼ
Meanings: jar, pot, hinge knuckle, one's aim
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build