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Zach

鳥は枝に止まった。

Sentence Analyzer

止まった

English Translation

The birds settled on the branches.

Furigana

(とり)(えだ)()まった。

Romanji

Tori wa eda ni tomatta.

Words

(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(えだ)
branch; bow; bough; twig; limb
()
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
止まる (とまる)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: シ、 えだ
Meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt