私たちが立っている場所から琵琶湖が見えた。

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English Translation

Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちが立(た)っている場所(ばしょ)から琵琶湖(びわこ)が見(み)えた。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga tatteiru basho kara Biwako ga mieta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

琵琶湖 (びわこ)

Lake Biwa

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

立

Readings: リツ、リュウ、リットル、た.つ、 -た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる、 -た.てる、た.て-、たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる

Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect

場

Readings: ジョウ、チョウ、ば

Meanings: location, place

所

Readings: ショ、ところ、 -ところ、どころ、とこ

Meaning: place

琵

Readings: ビ、ヒ

Meanings: glissando on strings, lute

琶

Readings: ハ、ベ、ワ

Meaning: lute

湖

Readings: コ、みずうみ

Meaning: lake

見

Readings: ケン、み.る、み.える、み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible