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Zach

向こうに小さな島がみえた。

Sentence Analyzer

向こう 小さな みえた

English Translation

We saw a small island beyond.

Furigana

()こうに(ちい)さな(しま)がみえた。

Romanji

Mukō ni chiisana shima ga mieta.

Words

向こう (むこう)
opposite side; other side; opposite direction; over there; that way; far away; beyond; the other party; the other person; future (starting now)
()
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
小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
見える (みえる)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear; to come

Kanji

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
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island