This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

油絵は少し離れて見るとよく見える。

Sentence Analyzer

油絵 少し 離れて 見る よく 見える

English Translation

Oil paintings show to advantage at a distance.

Furigana

油絵(あぶらえ)(すこ)(はな)れて()るとよく()える。

Romanji

Aburae wa sukoshi hanarete miru to yoku mieru.

Words

油絵 (あぶらえ)
oil painting
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
離れる (はなれる)
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら
Meanings: oil, fat
Readings: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible