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船は岬に沿って回った。

Sentence Analyzer

沿って回った

English Translation

The boat sailed around the promontory.

Furigana

(ふね)(みさき)沿(そまわ)って()った。

Romanji

Fune wa misaki ni sottemawatta.

Words

(ふね)
ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みさき)
cape (on coast)
()
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
沿う (そう)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with

Kanji

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: コウ、 みさき
Meanings: headland, cape, spit, promontory
沿
Readings: エン、 そ.う、 -ぞ.い
Meanings: run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences