船は沿岸に向かって急いで進んだ。

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船 は 沿岸 に 向かって 急いで 進んだ 。

English Translation

The ship made for the shore.

Furigana

船(ふね)は沿岸(えんがん)に向(む)かって急(いそ)いで進(すす)んだ。

Romanji

Fune wa engan ni mukatte isoide susunda.

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

沿岸 (えんがん)

coast; shore; littoral

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

急ぐ (いそぐ)

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste

Kanji

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

沿

Readings: エン、 そ.う、 -ぞ.い

Meanings: run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

岸

Readings: ガン、 きし

Meaning: beach

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

急

Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ

Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote