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Zach

私は蜘蛛が天井をはっているのを見た。

Sentence Analyzer

蜘蛛 天井 はっている 見た

English Translation

I saw a spider walking on the ceiling.

Furigana

(わたし)蜘蛛(くも)天井(てんじょう)をはっているのを()た。

Romanji

Watashi wa kumo ga tenjō o hatteiru no o mita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
蜘蛛 (くも、ちちゅ、ちちゅう、ちしゅ、クモ)
spider
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
天井 (てんじょう)
ceiling; ceiling price
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
はる (はる)
to do
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チ、 くも
Meaning: spider
Readings: チュ、 シュ
Meaning: spider
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い
Meanings: well, well crib, town, community
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible