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昔、その国に賢い王様が住んでいた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 賢い 王様 住んでいた

English Translation

In that country there once lived a wise king.

Furigana

(むかし)、その(くに)(かしこ)王様(おうさま)()んでいた。

Romanji

Mukashi, sono kuni ni kashikoi ōsama ga sundeita.

Words

(むかし)
olden days; former
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
()
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
賢い (かしこい)
wise; clever; smart
王様 (おうさま)
king
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
住む (すむ)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ケン、 かしこ.い
Meanings: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness
Readings: オウ、 -ノウ
Meanings: king, rule, magnate
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: ジュウ、 ヂュウ、 チュウ、 す.む、 す.まう、 -ず.まい
Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit