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Zach

鹿は1頭だけで走っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

鹿 だけ 走っていた

English Translation

The deer was running by itself.

Furigana

鹿(しか)は1(とう)だけで(はし)っていた。

Romanji

Shika wa ichi tō dake de hashitteita.

Words

鹿 (しか、かせぎ、か、ろく、シカ)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(がしら)
top of ..; head of ..; the moment that ..
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

Kanji

鹿
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run