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船は岸壁からしだいに遠ざかって行った。

Sentence Analyzer

岸壁 から しだいに 遠ざかって行った

English Translation

The boat moved slowly away from the quay.

Furigana

(ふね)岸壁(がんぺき)からしだいに(とおい)ざかって()った。

Romanji

Fune wa ganpeki kara shidaini tōzakatteitta.

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
岸壁 (がんぺき)
wharf; breakwater; steep cliff
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
次第に (しだいに)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
遠ざかる (とおざかる)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away; to be estranged

Kanji

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: ガン、 きし
Meaning: beach
Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank