北東方向に土地が低く横たわっていた。

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北東 方向 に 土地 が 低く 横たわっていた 。

English Translation

The land to the northeast was low-lying.

Furigana

北東(ほくとう)方向(ほうこう)に土地(とち)が低(ひく)く横(よこ)たわっていた。

Romanji

Hokutō hōkō ni tochi ga hikuku yokotawatteita.

Words

北東 (ほくとう、きたひがし)

northeast

方向 (ほうこう)

direction; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)

に (に)

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

土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

が (が)

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

低い (ひくい)

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

横たわる (よこたわる)

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

Kanji

北

Readings: ホク、 きた

Meaning: north

東

Readings: トウ、 ひがし

Meaning: east

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

土

Readings: ド、 ト、 つち

Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

低

Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる

Meanings: lower, short, humble

横

Readings: オウ、 よこ

Meanings: sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof, unreasonable, perverse