昔は近所に美術館がありました。

Sentence Analyzer

昔 は 近所 に 美術館 が ありました 。

English Translation

There used to be an art museum in this neighborhood.

Furigana

昔(むかし)は近所(きんじょ)に美術館(びじゅつかん)がありました。

Romanji

Mukashi wa kinjo ni bijutsukan ga arimashita.

Words

昔 (むかし)

olden days; former

は (は)

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

近所 (きんじょ)

neighbourhood; neighborhood

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

美術館 (びじゅつかん)

art gallery; art museum

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

昔

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし

Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

所

Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ

Meaning: place

美

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい

Meanings: beauty, beautiful

術

Readings: ジュツ、 すべ

Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic

館

Readings: カン、 やかた、 たて

Meanings: building, mansion, large building, palace