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Zach

私の町は高い山に囲まれている。

Sentence Analyzer

高い 囲まれている

English Translation

My town is surrounded by tall mountains.

Furigana

(わたし)(まち)(たか)(やま)(かこ)まれている。

Romanji

Watashi no machi wa takai yama ni kakomareteiru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
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
囲む (かこむ、かごむ)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: イ、 かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い
Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep