大きな柱が湖水の眺めを遮っている。

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大きな柱が湖水の眺めを遮っている。

English Translation

A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.

Furigana

大(おお)きな柱(はしら)が湖水(こすい)の眺(なが)めを遮(さえぎ)っている。

Romanji

Ōkina hashira ga kosui no nagame o saegitteiru.

Words

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

柱 (はしら)

pillar; post; support; prop; mainstay; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

湖水 (こすい)

lake

の (の)

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

眺め (ながめ)

scene; view; prospect; outlook

を (を)

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.

遮る (さえぎる)

to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept