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塔のてっぺん近くに大きな時計がある。

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てっぺん 近く 大きな 時計 ある

English Translation

There is a large clock near the top of the tower.

Furigana

(とう)のてっぺん(ちか)くに(おお)きな時計(とけい)がある。

Romanji

Tō no teppen chikaku ni ōkina tokei ga aru.

Words

(とう)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
()
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
天辺 (てっぺん、てへん、てっぺい)
top; summit; apex; peak; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
()
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
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
時計 (とけい、ときはかり)
watch; clock; timepiece
()
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

Reading: トウ
Meanings: pagoda, tower, steeple
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure