船は神戸に碇を下ろした。

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船 は 神戸 に 碇 を 下ろした 。

English Translation

The ship cast anchor at Kobe.

Furigana

船(ふね)は神戸(こうべ)に碇(いかり)を下(お)ろした。

Romanji

Fune wa Kōbe ni ikari o oroshita.

Words

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

神戸 (こうべ)

Kobe (port city near Osaka)

に (に)

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

錨 (いかり)

anchor

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.

下ろす (おろす)

to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge; to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off; to withdraw money from an account; to wear (clothing) for the first time; to fillet (e.g. a fish)

Kanji

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

神

Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-

Meanings: gods, mind, soul

戸

Readings: コ、 と

Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)

碇

Readings: テイ、 いかり

Meanings: anchor, grapnel

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior