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牧羊犬が、羊の群を牧場へ連れていく。

Sentence Analyzer

牧羊犬 牧場 連れていく

English Translation

A sheep dog drives the flock to the pasture.

Furigana

牧羊犬(ぼくようけん)が、(ひつじ)(ぐん)牧場(ぼくじょう)()れていく。

Romanji

Bokuyōken ga, hitsuji no gun o bokujō e tsureteiku.

Words

牧羊犬 (ぼくようけん)
sheepdog
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ひつじ、ヒツジ)
sheep (Ovis aries)
()
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
(ぐん)
group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band; group
()
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.
牧場 (ぼくじょう、まきば)
farm (livestock); ranch (US); station (Aus, NZ); pasture land; meadow; grazing land
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
連れる (つれる)
to lead; to take (a person)

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 まき
Meanings: breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture
Readings: ヨウ、 ひつじ
Meaning: sheep
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: レン、 つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
Meanings: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique